Is Eastwood, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Eastwood. 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 Eastwood. 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	Brinsley	24839
2	Underwood	23718
3	Greasley	23283
4	Heanor East	20069
5	Langley Mill and Aldercar	18184
6	Heanor West	15450
7	Eastwood Hall	15353
8	Eastwood Hilltop	12819
9	Cotmanhay	11571
10	Eastwood St Mary's	7787

Is Eastwood a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Eastwood, 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 Eastwood 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	%
Broxtowe (Eastwood)	5.16
Amber Valley	5.63
Erewash	5.66
Ashfield	7.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Eastwood. 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 Eastwood. 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	Greasley (Best)	21299
2	Brinsley	18337
3	Underwood	13447
4	Heanor East	11955
5	Eastwood Hall	11702
6	Eastwood Hilltop	9763
7	Heanor West	9754
8	Cotmanhay	8198
9	Langley Mill and Aldercar	7676
10	Eastwood St Mary's (Worst)	6771

Is Eastwood rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Eastwood. 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	Greasley	25527
2	Underwood	21220
3	Brinsley	19460
4	Heanor East	14518
5	Eastwood Hall	13461
6	Heanor West	12333
7	Eastwood Hilltop	10189
8	Langley Mill and Aldercar	8314
9	Cotmanhay	7642
10	Eastwood St Mary's	5720

How affordable are the rents in Eastwood?

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

Beds	Broxtowe	Nottinghamshire
1	£500	£475
2	£650	£595
3	£750	£684
4	£1023	£1045

How much can I earn in Eastwood per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broxtowe (Eastwood)	£666.10
2	Amber Valley	£662.90
3	Erewash	£659.90
4	Ashfield	£605.80

So, is Eastwood a nice place to live?

* Probably.