Is Driffield, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Driffield. 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 Driffield. 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	Sherburn	31568
2	Wolds	31528
3	Beverley Rural	30628
4	Wolds Weighton	29061
5	Driffield and Rural	25903
6	East Wolds and Coastal	25466
7	St Mary's	24805
8	Hunmanby	21734
9	Minster and Woodmansey	20166
10	Bridlington South	4638

Is Driffield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Driffield, 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 Driffield 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	%
York	4.23
East Riding of Yorkshire (Driffield)	5.38
North East Lincolnshire	6.5
Kingston upon Hull, City of	6.83

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Driffield. 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 Driffield. 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	Beverley Rural (Best)	28146
2	Wolds Weighton	26706
3	Wolds	25299
4	St Mary's	25028
5	Minster and Woodmansey	22830
6	Sherburn	21869
7	East Wolds and Coastal	21767
8	Driffield and Rural	19744
9	Hunmanby	12736
10	Bridlington South (Worst)	6431

Is Driffield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Driffield. 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	Beverley Rural	27735
2	St Mary's	26408
3	Wolds Weighton	22562
4	Minster and Woodmansey	21219
5	Driffield and Rural	19842
6	East Wolds and Coastal	18578
7	Sherburn	15462
8	Hunmanby	13969
9	Wolds	12855
10	Bridlington South	5485

How affordable are the rents in Driffield?

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

Beds	East Riding of Yorkshire
1	£395	£
2	£525	£
3	£650	£
4	£925	£

How much can I earn in Driffield per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Driffield, 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 Driffield'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 Lincolnshire UA	£663.40
2	East Riding of Yorkshire UA (Driffield)	£660.00
3	York UA	£646.80
4	Kingston upon Hull UA	£574.70

So, is Driffield a nice place to live?

Driffield has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Driffield does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Driffield are more expensive than other parts of .

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