Is Brierley, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Brierley. 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 Brierley. 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
1Crofton, Ryhill and Walton13423
2Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton12682
3North East10246
4Cudworth8566
5Darfield7175
6Hemsworth6857
7Monk Bretton6463
8South Elmsall and South Kirkby6167
9Royston5993
10St Helens4352
Crime
FAILED

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Is Brierley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Brierley, 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 Brierley 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%
Selby4.35
Wakefield6.55
Doncaster6.86
Barnsley (Brierley)7.51

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Brierley. 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 Brierley. 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
1Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton (Best)11294
2Crofton, Ryhill and Walton11251
3Cudworth7444
4Royston7083
5South Elmsall and South Kirkby5920
6Monk Bretton5863
7North East4606
8Hemsworth4418
9Darfield4144
10St Helens (Worst)2959
Health
FAILED
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Is Brierley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Brierley. 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
1Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton14632
2Crofton, Ryhill and Walton14484
3Royston9638
4Cudworth9566
5Darfield8540
6Monk Bretton7979
7North East7853
8South Elmsall and South Kirkby6879
9Hemsworth5792
10St Helens3611
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Brierley?

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, Brierley rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for South Yorkshire.

BedsBarnsleySouth Yorkshire
1£395£520
2£450£550
3£550£595
4£750£895
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Brierley per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Barnsley (Brierley)£639.70
2Doncaster£629.30
3Wakefield£613.70
Wages
PASSED



So, is Brierley a nice place to live?

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