Is South Elmsall, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in South Elmsall?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for South Elmsall. 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 South Elmsall. 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	Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton	12682
2	Roman Ridge	10480
3	North East	10246
4	Dearne South	8202
5	Pontefract South	7788
6	Darfield	7175
7	Hemsworth	6857
8	South Elmsall and South Kirkby	6167
9	Adwick le Street & Carcroft	5744
10	Dearne North	2445

Is South Elmsall a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to South Elmsall, 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 South Elmsall 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	%
Selby	4.35
Wakefield (South Elmsall)	6.55
Doncaster	6.86
Barnsley	7.51

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for South Elmsall. 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 South Elmsall. 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	Roman Ridge (Best)	11352
2	Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton	11294
3	Pontefract South	9379
4	South Elmsall and South Kirkby	5920
5	Adwick le Street & Carcroft	4961
6	North East	4606
7	Hemsworth	4418
8	Dearne South	4177
9	Darfield	4144
10	Dearne North (Worst)	2460

Is South Elmsall rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around South Elmsall. 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	Roman Ridge	15711
2	Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton	14632
3	Pontefract South	11887
4	Darfield	8540
5	North East	7853
6	South Elmsall and South Kirkby	6879
7	Adwick le Street & Carcroft	6137
8	Hemsworth	5792
9	Dearne South	5612
10	Dearne North	3057

How affordable are the rents in South Elmsall?

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

Beds	Wakefield	West Yorkshire
1	£475	£500
2	£550	£575
3	£650	£650
4	£850	£1100

How much can I earn in South Elmsall per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Barnsley	£639.70
2	Doncaster	£629.30
3	Wakefield (South Elmsall)	£613.70

So, is South Elmsall a nice place to live?

* Probably.