Is Hyde, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hyde. 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 Hyde. 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	Denton West	13215
2	Stalybridge South	9693
3	Hyde Newton	9557
4	Bredbury and Woodley	9150
5	Hyde Werneth	7798
6	Denton South	7572
7	Audenshaw	7065
8	Hyde Godley	6057
9	St Peter's	5966
10	Denton North East	5423

Is Hyde a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hyde, 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 Hyde 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	%
Stockport	5.3
Manchester	5.97
Oldham	6.27
Tameside (Hyde)	6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hyde. 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 Hyde. 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	Stalybridge South (Best)	10851
2	Bredbury and Woodley	10027
3	Denton West	8353
4	Denton North East	7758
5	Hyde Werneth	7477
6	Audenshaw	7472
7	Hyde Newton	6733
8	Denton South	5112
9	Hyde Godley	4910
10	St Peter's (Worst)	3130

Is Hyde rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hyde. 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	Stalybridge South	14892
2	Denton West	14869
3	Bredbury and Woodley	13999
4	Hyde Werneth	11559
5	Audenshaw	11233
6	Hyde Newton	10457
7	Denton North East	10088
8	Denton South	7566
9	Hyde Godley	6562
10	St Peter's	4388

How affordable are the rents in Hyde?

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, Hyde 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 Hyde per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Stockport	£729.30
2	Manchester	£634.80
3	Tameside (Hyde)	£613.30
4	Oldham	£593.80

So, is Hyde a nice place to live?

* Probably.