Is Beeston, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Beeston. 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 Beeston. 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	Beeston Rylands	27705
2	Beeston West	26459
3	Attenborough & Chilwell East	26441
4	Beeston Central	23755
5	Chilwell West	21589
6	Lenton & Wollaton East	19088
7	Beeston North	18832
8	Bramcote	17821
9	Stapleford South East	17426
10	Stapleford North	9355

Is Beeston a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Beeston, 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 Beeston 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	%
Rushcliffe	3.87
Broxtowe (Beeston)	5.16
Gedling	5.34
Nottingham	6.03

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Beeston. 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 Beeston. 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	Bramcote (Best)	27770
2	Attenborough & Chilwell East	22955
3	Beeston West	22111
4	Beeston Rylands	20032
5	Beeston North	19025
6	Stapleford North	18435
7	Chilwell West	17688
8	Stapleford South East	16993
9	Beeston Central	14061
10	Lenton & Wollaton East (Worst)	6819

Is Beeston rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Beeston. 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	Bramcote	29532
2	Attenborough & Chilwell East	27295
3	Beeston West	24281
4	Chilwell West	19195
5	Stapleford South East	18943
6	Beeston Rylands	18164
7	Beeston North	17357
8	Beeston Central	16841
9	Stapleford North	14048
10	Lenton & Wollaton East	13784

How affordable are the rents in Beeston?

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

Beds	Broxtowe	Nottinghamshire
1	£500	£475
2	£650	£595
3	£750	£684
4	£1023	£1045

How much can I earn in Beeston per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rushcliffe	£766.20
2	Broxtowe (Beeston)	£666.10
3	Gedling	£645.70
4	Nottingham UA	£556.80

So, is Beeston a nice place to live?

Beeston has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Beeston are more expensive than other parts of Nottinghamshire.

* Probably.