Is Buxton, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Buxton. 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 Buxton. 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	Burbage	30456
2	Chapel East	29865
3	Chapel West	29698
4	Limestone Peak	29352
5	Cote Heath	29222
6	Temple	26664
7	Corbar	20617
8	Stone Bench	17343
9	Barms	13947
10	Buxton Central	11832

Is Buxton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Buxton, 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 Buxton 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	%
Derbyshire Dales	4.57
High Peak (Buxton)	5
Stockport	5.3
Staffordshire Moorlands	5.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Buxton. 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 Buxton. 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	Burbage (Best)	26485
2	Temple	20724
3	Chapel West	19859
4	Corbar	19340
5	Chapel East	14611
6	Cote Heath	14343
7	Barms	12631
8	Limestone Peak	12366
9	Buxton Central	11248
10	Stone Bench (Worst)	8467

Is Buxton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Buxton. 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	Burbage	26099
2	Temple	24467
3	Chapel West	23927
4	Corbar	21952
5	Cote Heath	20348
6	Chapel East	19781
7	Buxton Central	16196
8	Limestone Peak	14700
9	Barms	10591
10	Stone Bench	9838

How affordable are the rents in Buxton?

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

Beds	High Peak	Derbyshire
1	£475	£450
2	£625	£575
3	£775	£650
4	£936	£950

How much can I earn in Buxton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Derbyshire Dales	£736.70
2	Stockport	£729.30
3	Staffordshire Moorlands	£702.60
4	High Peak (Buxton)	£645.80

So, is Buxton a nice place to live?

* Probably.