Is Winsford, Cheshire a nice place to live?

Is Winsford a nice place to live or is Winsford a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Winsford meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Winsford?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Winsford. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Winsford. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead	28402
2	Hartford & Greenbank	24197
3	Weaver & Cuddington	23403
4	Shakerley	22546
5	Winsford Gravel	18660
6	Winsford Over & Verdin	17265
7	Middlewich	16466
8	Winsford Swanlow	11908
9	Winsford Wharton	10572
10	Winsford Dene	8976

Is Winsford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Winsford, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Winsford residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Cheshire East	4.7
Warrington	5.04
Cheshire West and Chester (Winsford)	5.24
Newcastle-under-Lyme	6.25

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Winsford. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Winsford. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead (Best)	21413
2	Hartford & Greenbank	19101
3	Weaver & Cuddington	18887
4	Shakerley	15467
5	Middlewich	13996
6	Winsford Gravel	13949
7	Winsford Swanlow	10924
8	Winsford Over & Verdin	10291
9	Winsford Wharton	7807
10	Winsford Dene (Worst)	7236

Is Winsford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Winsford. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead	26746
2	Hartford & Greenbank	24955
3	Weaver & Cuddington	21497
4	Middlewich	20525
5	Shakerley	17081
6	Winsford Gravel	16684
7	Winsford Over & Verdin	13653
8	Winsford Swanlow	13150
9	Winsford Dene	10516
10	Winsford Wharton	9706

How affordable are the rents in Winsford?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Winsford rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .

Beds	Cheshire West and Chester
1	£525	£
2	£625	£
3	£745	£
4	£1100	£

How much can I earn in Winsford per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Winsford, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Winsford's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Warrington UA	£694.50
2	Cheshire West and Chester (Winsford)	£689.20
3	Cheshire East UA	£670.50
4	Newcastle-under-Lyme	£629.40

So, is Winsford a nice place to live?

* Probably.