Is Chesterfield, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

Is Chesterfield a nice place to live or is Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield meets our criteria.

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield. 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	West	31781
2	Brimington South	27780
3	Brockwell	26022
4	Loundsley Green	25784
5	Hasland	24994
6	Holmebrook	23717
7	St Leonard's	19654
8	Rother	19058
9	Moor	17222
10	St Helen's	16472

Is Chesterfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield 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	%
Sheffield	6.03
North East Derbyshire	6.48
Chesterfield (Chesterfield)	7.24
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield. 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	West (Best)	17642
2	Brockwell	11002
3	St Leonard's	8846
4	Hasland	7883
5	Brimington South	6013
6	Moor	2804
7	Holmebrook	2681
8	Rother	2485
9	Loundsley Green	2314
10	St Helen's (Worst)	2295

Is Chesterfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Chesterfield. 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	West	30017
2	Brockwell	21659
3	Hasland	17378
4	Brimington South	16659
5	St Leonard's	15630
6	Holmebrook	8380
7	Moor	7812
8	Loundsley Green	5999
9	St Helen's	5775
10	Rother	4531

How affordable are the rents in Chesterfield?

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, Chesterfield rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Derbyshire.

Beds	Chesterfield	Derbyshire
1	£450	£450
2	£541	£575
3	£650	£650
4	£850	£950

How much can I earn in Chesterfield per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	North East Derbyshire	£653.20
2	Sheffield	£646.30
3	Chesterfield (Chesterfield)	£605.00
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Chesterfield a nice place to live?

* Probably.