Is Uttoxeter, Staffordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Uttoxeter. 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 Uttoxeter. 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	Alton	30772
2	Doveridge and Sudbury	29139
3	Milwich	29070
4	Churnet	28865
5	Checkley	28651
6	Bagots	27978
7	Abbey	27348
8	Crown	23776
9	Heath	22094
10	Town	15567

Is Uttoxeter a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Uttoxeter, 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 Uttoxeter 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	%
South Derbyshire	4.6
East Staffordshire (Uttoxeter)	4.83
Stafford	4.9
Stoke-on-Trent	7.36

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Uttoxeter. 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 Uttoxeter. 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	Alton (Best)	26201
2	Bagots	26182
3	Abbey	25911
4	Milwich	25768
5	Doveridge and Sudbury	24970
6	Checkley	21909
7	Churnet	18056
8	Town	17271
9	Heath	16096
10	Crown (Worst)	14301

Is Uttoxeter rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Uttoxeter. 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	Alton	28506
2	Bagots	23939
3	Milwich	23636
4	Checkley	22834
5	Town	21595
6	Churnet	21066
7	Doveridge and Sudbury	21049
8	Abbey	19589
9	Heath	18289
10	Crown	16584

How affordable are the rents in Uttoxeter?

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

Beds	East Staffordshire	Staffordshire
1	£475	£495
2	£595	£614
3	£700	£750
4	£1030	£1040

How much can I earn in Uttoxeter per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Stafford	£728.30
2	South Derbyshire	£706.90
3	East Staffordshire (Uttoxeter)	£669.60
4	Stoke-on-Trent UA	£587.80

So, is Uttoxeter a nice place to live?

Uttoxeter has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Uttoxeter are more expensive than other parts of Staffordshire.

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