Is Askern, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Askern. 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 Askern. 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	Camblesforth & Carlton	25644
2	Whitley	23545
3	Armthorpe	13842
4	Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall	12381
5	Roman Ridge	10480
6	Stainforth & Barnby Dun	10448
7	Bentley	5793
8	Adwick le Street & Carcroft	5744
9	Wheatley Hills & Intake	5613
10	Town	3937

Is Askern a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Askern, 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 Askern 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
East Riding of Yorkshire	5.38
Doncaster (Askern)	6.86
Barnsley	7.51

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Askern. 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 Askern. 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	Whitley (Best)	26758
2	Camblesforth & Carlton	24278
3	Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall	12592
4	Roman Ridge	11352
5	Stainforth & Barnby Dun	10559
6	Armthorpe	8206
7	Bentley	8042
8	Wheatley Hills & Intake	7927
9	Town	7360
10	Adwick le Street & Carcroft (Worst)	4961

Is Askern rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Askern. 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	Camblesforth & Carlton	21897
2	Whitley	20120
3	Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall	19961
4	Roman Ridge	15711
5	Stainforth & Barnby Dun	14281
6	Armthorpe	14021
7	Wheatley Hills & Intake	9510
8	Bentley	9344
9	Town	7689
10	Adwick le Street & Carcroft	6137

How affordable are the rents in Askern?

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

Beds	Doncaster	South Yorkshire
1	£400	£520
2	£515	£550
3	£595	£595
4	£850	£895

How much can I earn in Askern per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	East Riding of Yorkshire UA	£660.00
2	Barnsley	£639.70
3	Doncaster (Askern)	£629.30

So, is Askern a nice place to live?

* Probably.