Is Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

Is Sutton in Ashfield a nice place to live or is Sutton in Ashfield 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 Sutton in Ashfield meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Sutton in Ashfield?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sutton in Ashfield. 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 Sutton in Ashfield. 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	Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood	21193
2	Ashfields	17078
3	St Mary's	13524
4	Skegby	12817
5	The Dales	11663
6	Summit	10790
7	Leamington	9374
8	Carsic	9176
9	Stanton Hill & Teversal	9033
10	Central & New Cross	6984

Is Sutton in Ashfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sutton in Ashfield, 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 Sutton in Ashfield 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	%
North East Derbyshire	6.48
Ashfield (Sutton in Ashfield)	7.09
Mansfield	7.29
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sutton in Ashfield. 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 Sutton in Ashfield. 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	Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood (Best)	18420
2	Ashfields	9925
3	Skegby	8585
4	Stanton Hill & Teversal	8221
5	Summit	7510
6	Leamington	7135
7	The Dales	7132
8	Central & New Cross	6327
9	St Mary's	6272
10	Carsic (Worst)	2962

Is Sutton in Ashfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sutton in Ashfield. 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	Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood	20144
2	Ashfields	12661
3	Skegby	12239
4	The Dales	10930
5	St Mary's	9443
6	Stanton Hill & Teversal	9295
7	Summit	8555
8	Central & New Cross	8193
9	Leamington	7949
10	Carsic	4922

How affordable are the rents in Sutton in Ashfield?

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

Beds	Ashfield	Nottinghamshire
1	£450	£475
2	£550	£595
3	£610	£684
4	£825	£1045

How much can I earn in Sutton in Ashfield per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Sutton in Ashfield, 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 Sutton in Ashfield'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 Derbyshire	£653.20
2	Ashfield (Sutton in Ashfield)	£605.80
3	Mansfield	£595.60
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Sutton in Ashfield a nice place to live?

* Probably.