Is Bracebridge, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bracebridge. 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 Bracebridge. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Worksop North East21036
2Whitwell20294
3Worksop North19810
4Worksop East16415
5Worksop North West16371
6Worksop South15967
7Carlton14115
8East Retford South13704
9Langold12861
10Worksop South East8183
Crime
FAILED

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Is Bracebridge a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bracebridge, 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 Bracebridge 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%
Bassetlaw (Bracebridge)6.22
Rotherham7.05
Chesterfield7.24
Mansfield7.29

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bracebridge. 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 Bracebridge. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Worksop South (Best)14222
2Worksop North11026
3Worksop North East10274
4East Retford South9600
5Worksop North West9196
6Carlton8923
7Worksop East8225
8Whitwell7135
9Langold4212
10Worksop South East (Worst)3124
Health
FAILED
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Is Bracebridge rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bracebridge. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Worksop South21261
2Worksop North19596
3Worksop North East19503
4Carlton14594
5Worksop North West14062
6East Retford South13421
7Whitwell12344
8Worksop East12210
9Langold6915
10Worksop South East3733
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Bracebridge?

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

BedsBassetlawNottinghamshire
1£390£475
2£525£595
3£600£684
4£875£1045
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Bracebridge per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Chesterfield£605.00
2Bassetlaw (Bracebridge)£599.30
3Rotherham£598.80
4Mansfield£595.60
Wages
PASSED



So, is Bracebridge a nice place to live?

Is Bracebridge a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.