Is Barrow Hill and Whittington a nice place to live?

Is Barrow Hill and Whittington a nice place to live or is Barrow Hill and Whittington 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 Barrow Hill and Whittington meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Barrow Hill and Whittington?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Barrow Hill and Whittington. 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 Barrow Hill and Whittington. 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	Brimington South	27780
2	Dunston	26124
3	Hollingwood and Inkersall	24991
4	Brimington North	23694
5	Barrow Hill and New Whittington	23016
6	Old Whittington	22698
7	Eckington South & Renishaw	22672
8	Lowgates and Woodthorpe	20391
9	Middlecroft and Poolsbrook	19117
10	Moor	17222

Is Barrow Hill and Whittington a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Barrow Hill and Whittington, 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 Barrow Hill and Whittington 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	%
Sheffield	6.03
Chesterfield (Barrow Hill and Whittington)	7.24
Mansfield	7.29
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Barrow Hill and Whittington. 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 Barrow Hill and Whittington. 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	Eckington South & Renishaw (Best)	13882
2	Barrow Hill and New Whittington	6098
3	Brimington South	6013
4	Hollingwood and Inkersall	5070
5	Brimington North	4596
6	Old Whittington	4541
7	Dunston	3109
8	Moor	2804
9	Lowgates and Woodthorpe	2456
10	Middlecroft and Poolsbrook (Worst)	838

Is Barrow Hill and Whittington rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Barrow Hill and Whittington. 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	Brimington South	16659
2	Eckington South & Renishaw	14648
3	Hollingwood and Inkersall	13018
4	Barrow Hill and New Whittington	12288
5	Old Whittington	10362
6	Brimington North	10045
7	Moor	7812
8	Lowgates and Woodthorpe	7716
9	Dunston	7308
10	Middlecroft and Poolsbrook	3333

How affordable are the rents in Barrow Hill and Whittington?

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, Barrow Hill and Whittington rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Derbyshire.

Beds	Chesterfield	Derbyshire
1	£450	£450
2	£541	£575
3	£650	£650
4	£850	£950

How much can I earn in Barrow Hill and Whittington per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Sheffield	£646.30
2	Chesterfield (Barrow Hill and Whittington)	£605.00
3	Mansfield	£595.60
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Barrow Hill and Whittington a nice place to live?

* Probably.