Is Bootle, Merseyside a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bootle. 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 Bootle. 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	Blundellsands	22418
2	Victoria	18298
3	Netherton and Orrell	14362
4	Litherland	10442
5	Church	10248
6	Derby	9204
7	Warbreck	8985
8	Ford	8529
9	St Oswald	7713
10	Linacre	3226

Is Bootle a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bootle, 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 Bootle 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	%
West Lancashire	5.66
Sefton (Bootle)	7.01
Wirral	7.26
Liverpool	7.98

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bootle. 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 Bootle. 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	Blundellsands (Best)	15647
2	Victoria	13286
3	Church	4870
4	Netherton and Orrell	3757
5	Litherland	3200
6	Ford	3074
7	St Oswald	2544
8	Warbreck	2111
9	Derby	1513
10	Linacre (Worst)	355

Is Bootle rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bootle. 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	Blundellsands	22893
2	Victoria	19558
3	Church	6595
4	Netherton and Orrell	6456
5	Litherland	5460
6	Ford	5385
7	St Oswald	4700
8	Warbreck	4577
9	Derby	2392
10	Linacre	336

How affordable are the rents in Bootle?

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

Beds	Sefton	Merseyside
1	£450	£450
2	£575	£550
3	£700	£660
4	£925	£908

How much can I earn in Bootle per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	West Lancashire	£689.90
2	Wirral	£680.50
3	Liverpool	£646.40
4	Sefton (Bootle)	£646.00

So, is Bootle a nice place to live?

* Probably.