Is Bromborough, Merseyside a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bromborough. 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 Bromborough. 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	Eastham	24436
2	Willaston & Thornton	23507
3	Bebington	21453
4	Mossley Hill	19163
5	Bromborough	15768
6	Cressington	15045
7	Netherpool	11988
8	Speke-Garston	10904
9	Rock Ferry	9181
10	St Michael's	9019

Is Bromborough a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bromborough, 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 Bromborough 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	%
Wirral (Bromborough)	7.26
Halton	7.68
Liverpool	7.98
Knowsley	8.62

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bromborough. 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 Bromborough. 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	Willaston & Thornton (Best)	18689
2	Mossley Hill	9858
3	Bebington	8816
4	Eastham	8732
5	Cressington	6184
6	Netherpool	5958
7	Bromborough	5334
8	St Michael's	3596
9	Rock Ferry	3161
10	Speke-Garston (Worst)	1889

Is Bromborough rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bromborough. 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	Willaston & Thornton	24749
2	Mossley Hill	19585
3	Eastham	17809
4	Bebington	16933
5	Cressington	12098
6	Bromborough	10207
7	Netherpool	7737
8	St Michael's	6924
9	Rock Ferry	5878
10	Speke-Garston	2881

How affordable are the rents in Bromborough?

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

Beds	Wirral	Merseyside
1	£400	£450
2	£550	£550
3	£650	£660
4	£875	£908

How much can I earn in Bromborough per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Wirral (Bromborough)	£680.50
2	Knowsley	£670.10
3	Halton UA	£664.00
4	Liverpool	£646.40

So, is Bromborough a nice place to live?

* Probably.