Is Arnold, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Arnold. 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 Arnold. 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	Woodthorpe	26854
2	Plains	25562
3	Phoenix	24845
4	Porchester	24244
5	Coppice	19572
6	Ernehale	19124
7	Redhill	17606
8	Daybrook	12317
9	Sherwood	10745
10	Bestwood	7713

Is Arnold a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Arnold, 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 Arnold 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	%
Broxtowe	5.16
Gedling (Arnold)	5.34
Nottingham	6.03
Ashfield	7.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Arnold. 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 Arnold. 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	Woodthorpe (Best)	24733
2	Plains	24700
3	Porchester	24415
4	Phoenix	20115
5	Redhill	18590
6	Coppice	17528
7	Ernehale	16360
8	Daybrook	13782
9	Sherwood	7347
10	Bestwood (Worst)	3854

Is Arnold rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Arnold. 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	Woodthorpe	28947
2	Porchester	27259
3	Plains	25740
4	Phoenix	20015
5	Redhill	18849
6	Coppice	18756
7	Ernehale	18590
8	Daybrook	11273
9	Sherwood	9822
10	Bestwood	3912

How affordable are the rents in Arnold?

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

Beds	Gedling	Nottinghamshire
1	£495	£475
2	£600	£595
3	£700	£684
4	£1150	£1045

How much can I earn in Arnold per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broxtowe	£666.10
2	Gedling (Arnold)	£645.70
3	Ashfield	£605.80
4	Nottingham UA	£556.80

So, is Arnold a nice place to live?

* Probably.