Is Altrincham, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Altrincham. 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 Altrincham. 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	Timperley	24671
2	Brooklands	22575
3	Broadheath	21467
4	Hale Central	19926
5	Ashton upon Mersey	18750
6	Hale Barns	17362
7	Altrincham	16786
8	Village	16011
9	St Mary's	15565
10	Brooklands	6108

Is Altrincham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Altrincham, 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 Altrincham 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	%
Trafford (Altrincham)	4.65
Stockport	5.3
Manchester	5.97
Wigan	6.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Altrincham. 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 Altrincham. 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	Hale Central (Best)	26975
2	Timperley	24082
3	Brooklands	23093
4	Altrincham	22532
5	Hale Barns	22043
6	Broadheath	20486
7	Ashton upon Mersey	19334
8	Village	17294
9	St Mary's	16934
10	Brooklands (Worst)	3014

Is Altrincham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Altrincham. 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	Timperley	29484
2	Hale Central	29105
3	Brooklands	28141
4	Altrincham	26168
5	Broadheath	25251
6	Hale Barns	24862
7	Ashton upon Mersey	24517
8	St Mary's	20685
9	Village	19793
10	Brooklands	5946

How affordable are the rents in Altrincham?

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, Altrincham rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.

Beds	Trafford	Greater Manchester
1	£650	£625
2	£800	£650
3	£1025	£750
4	£1600	£1150

How much can I earn in Altrincham per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Stockport	£729.30
2	Trafford (Altrincham)	£724.10
3	Manchester	£634.80
4	Wigan	£613.10

So, is Altrincham a nice place to live?

Altrincham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Altrincham are more expensive than other parts of Greater Manchester.  However, Altrincham does have a number of wards were crime is worse than the national average.

* Probably.