Is Audenshaw a nice place to live or is Audenshaw 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 Audenshaw meets our criteria.
How likely are you to a victim of crime in Audenshaw?
The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Audenshaw. 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 Audenshaw. 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 | Denton West | 13215 |
| 2 | Hyde Newton | 9557 |
| 3 | Denton South | 7572 |
| 4 | Droylsden West | 7558 |
| 5 | Droylsden East | 7131 |
| 6 | Audenshaw | 7065 |
| 7 | Dukinfield | 6692 |
| 8 | Ashton Waterloo | 6297 |
| 9 | St Peter's | 5966 |
| 10 | Denton North East | 5423 |
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Is Audenshaw a healthy place to live?
If you are thinking of moving to Audenshaw, 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 Audenshaw 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 | % |
|---|---|
| Stockport | 5.3 |
| Manchester | 5.97 |
| Oldham | 6.27 |
| Tameside (Audenshaw) | 6.61 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Audenshaw. 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 Audenshaw. 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 | Denton West (Best) | 8353 |
| 2 | Denton North East | 7758 |
| 3 | Audenshaw | 7472 |
| 4 | Hyde Newton | 6733 |
| 5 | Droylsden West | 6651 |
| 6 | Dukinfield | 5961 |
| 7 | Droylsden East | 5887 |
| 8 | Ashton Waterloo | 5653 |
| 9 | Denton South | 5112 |
| 10 | St Peter's (Worst) | 3130 |
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Is Audenshaw rough?
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Audenshaw. 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 | Denton West | 14869 |
| 2 | Audenshaw | 11233 |
| 3 | Hyde Newton | 10457 |
| 4 | Denton North East | 10088 |
| 5 | Ashton Waterloo | 9485 |
| 6 | Dukinfield | 9297 |
| 7 | Droylsden West | 9050 |
| 8 | Droylsden East | 8425 |
| 9 | Denton South | 7566 |
| 10 | St Peter's | 4388 |
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How affordable are the rents in Audenshaw?
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, Audenshaw rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.
| Beds | Tameside | Greater Manchester |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £495 | £625 |
| 2 | £575 | £650 |
| 3 | £695 | £750 |
| 4 | £900 | £1150 |
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How much can I earn in Audenshaw per week?
If you are thinking of moving to Audenshaw, 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 Audenshaw'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 | Manchester | £634.80 |
| 3 | Tameside (Audenshaw) | £613.30 |
| 4 | Oldham | £593.80 |
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So, is Audenshaw a nice place to live?
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