Is Alfreton, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Alfreton. 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 Alfreton. 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	Pilsley & Morton	31085
2	Swanwick	30517
3	Wingfield	28700
4	Blackwell	28054
5	Shirland	27531
6	South Normanton West	26588
7	South Normanton East	24884
8	Alfreton	21751
9	Somercotes	21553
10	Jacksdale	19416

Is Alfreton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Alfreton, 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 Alfreton 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	%
Amber Valley (Alfreton)	5.63
North East Derbyshire	6.48
Ashfield	7.09
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Alfreton. 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 Alfreton. 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	Wingfield (Best)	21573
2	Swanwick	19332
3	Pilsley & Morton	16108
4	South Normanton West	13575
5	Shirland	11654
6	Jacksdale	10960
7	South Normanton East	8732
8	Blackwell	8498
9	Alfreton	6384
10	Somercotes (Worst)	5853

Is Alfreton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Alfreton. 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	Swanwick	24624
2	Wingfield	22911
3	Pilsley & Morton	19150
4	South Normanton West	18395
5	Blackwell	14409
6	South Normanton East	13712
7	Jacksdale	13544
8	Shirland	13383
9	Alfreton	8795
10	Somercotes	7195

How affordable are the rents in Alfreton?

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

Beds	Amber Valley	Derbyshire
1	£440	£450
2	£550	£575
3	£650	£650
4	£895	£950

How much can I earn in Alfreton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Amber Valley (Alfreton)	£662.90
2	North East Derbyshire	£653.20
3	Ashfield	£605.80
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Alfreton a nice place to live?

* Probably.