Is Worksop, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Worksop. 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 Worksop. 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	Clowne East	24885
2	Worksop North East	21036
3	Whitwell	20294
4	Worksop North	19810
5	Worksop East	16415
6	Worksop North West	16371
7	Worksop South	15967
8	Carlton	14115
9	Langold	12861
10	Worksop South East	8183

Is Worksop a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Worksop, 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 Worksop 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	%
Bassetlaw (Worksop)	6.22
Rotherham	7.05
Chesterfield	7.24
Mansfield	7.29

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Worksop. 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 Worksop. 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	Worksop South (Best)	14222
2	Clowne East	13153
3	Worksop North	11026
4	Worksop North East	10274
5	Worksop North West	9196
6	Carlton	8923
7	Worksop East	8225
8	Whitwell	7135
9	Langold	4212
10	Worksop South East (Worst)	3124

Is Worksop rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Worksop. 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	Worksop South	21261
2	Worksop North	19596
3	Worksop North East	19503
4	Clowne East	16047
5	Carlton	14594
6	Worksop North West	14062
7	Whitwell	12344
8	Worksop East	12210
9	Langold	6915
10	Worksop South East	3733

How affordable are the rents in Worksop?

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

Beds	Bassetlaw	Nottinghamshire
1	£390	£475
2	£525	£595
3	£600	£684
4	£875	£1045

How much can I earn in Worksop per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Chesterfield	£605.00
2	Bassetlaw (Worksop)	£599.30
3	Rotherham	£598.80
4	Mansfield	£595.60

So, is Worksop a nice place to live?

* Probably.