Is Mossley, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Mossley. 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 Mossley. 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	Saddleworth South	18419
2	Mossley	10263
3	Saddleworth West and Lees	8006
4	Dukinfield Stalybridge	7876
5	Stalybridge North	7558
6	Ashton Hurst	5778
7	St Mary's	4037
8	Waterhead	3715
9	Ashton St Michael's	2649
10	Alexandra	2588

Is Mossley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Mossley, 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 Mossley 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 (Mossley)	6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Mossley. 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 Mossley. 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	Saddleworth South (Best)	21272
2	Saddleworth West and Lees	10818
3	Waterhead	8403
4	Dukinfield Stalybridge	7968
5	Mossley	7623
6	Ashton Hurst	6432
7	Stalybridge North	5741
8	Ashton St Michael's	4484
9	St Mary's	4168
10	Alexandra (Worst)	3389

Is Mossley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Mossley. 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	Saddleworth South	26349
2	Saddleworth West and Lees	13676
3	Dukinfield Stalybridge	12507
4	Mossley	12218
5	Ashton Hurst	9234
6	Stalybridge North	9024
7	Waterhead	8500
8	Ashton St Michael's	6642
9	St Mary's	2136
10	Alexandra	1990

How affordable are the rents in Mossley?

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, Mossley 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 Mossley per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Mossley, 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 Mossley'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 (Mossley)	£613.30
4	Oldham	£593.80

So, is Mossley a nice place to live?

* Probably.