Is Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

Is Ashton under Lyne a nice place to live or is Ashton under Lyne 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 Ashton under Lyne meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Ashton under Lyne?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Ashton under Lyne. 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 Ashton under Lyne. 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	Dukinfield Stalybridge	7876
2	Droylsden West	7558
3	Droylsden East	7131
4	Audenshaw	7065
5	Dukinfield	6692
6	Ashton Waterloo	6297
7	St Peter's	5966
8	Ashton Hurst	5778
9	Denton North East	5423
10	Ashton St Michael's	2649

Is Ashton under Lyne a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Ashton under Lyne, 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 Ashton under Lyne 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	%
Trafford	4.65
Manchester	5.97
Oldham	6.27
Tameside (Ashton under Lyne)	6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Ashton under Lyne. 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 Ashton under Lyne. 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	Dukinfield Stalybridge (Best)	7968
2	Denton North East	7758
3	Audenshaw	7472
4	Droylsden West	6651
5	Ashton Hurst	6432
6	Dukinfield	5961
7	Droylsden East	5887
8	Ashton Waterloo	5653
9	Ashton St Michael's	4484
10	St Peter's (Worst)	3130

Is Ashton under Lyne rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Ashton under Lyne. 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	Dukinfield Stalybridge	12507
2	Audenshaw	11233
3	Denton North East	10088
4	Ashton Waterloo	9485
5	Dukinfield	9297
6	Ashton Hurst	9234
7	Droylsden West	9050
8	Droylsden East	8425
9	Ashton St Michael's	6642
10	St Peter's	4388

How affordable are the rents in Ashton under Lyne?

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, Ashton under Lyne rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.

Beds	Tameside	Greater Manchester
1	£495	£625
2	£575	£650
3	£695	£750
4	£900	£1150

How much can I earn in Ashton under Lyne per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Trafford	£724.10
2	Manchester	£634.80
3	Tameside (Ashton under Lyne)	£613.30
4	Oldham	£593.80

So, is Ashton under Lyne a nice place to live?

* Probably.