Is Penistone, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Penistone. 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 Penistone. 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	Penistone West	23097
2	Denby Dale	21995
3	Holme Valley South	18756
4	Darton West	18626
5	Dodworth	17776
6	Penistone East	15842
7	Darton East	14739
8	Rockingham	10939
9	Central	4971
10	Kingstone	4350

Is Penistone a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Penistone, 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 Penistone 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	%
High Peak	5
Sheffield	6.03
Wakefield	6.55
Barnsley (Penistone)	7.51

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Penistone. 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 Penistone. 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	Holme Valley South (Best)	23581
2	Denby Dale	19410
3	Penistone West	15458
4	Penistone East	15236
5	Dodworth	10704
6	Darton West	10408
7	Darton East	9438
8	Rockingham	7297
9	Kingstone	5525
10	Central (Worst)	5157

Is Penistone rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Penistone. 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	Denby Dale	23482
2	Holme Valley South	23440
3	Penistone West	22835
4	Penistone East	22465
5	Dodworth	19523
6	Darton West	19162
7	Darton East	17846
8	Rockingham	12828
9	Central	8190
10	Kingstone	6894

How affordable are the rents in Penistone?

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, Penistone rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for South Yorkshire.

Beds	Barnsley	South Yorkshire
1	£395	£520
2	£450	£550
3	£550	£595
4	£750	£895

How much can I earn in Penistone per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Sheffield	£646.30
2	High Peak	£645.80
3	Barnsley (Penistone)	£639.70
4	Wakefield	£613.70

So, is Penistone a nice place to live?

* Probably.