Is Carnforth, Lancashire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Carnforth. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Carnforth. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Burton & Crooklands	31807
2	Silverdale	30346
3	Kellet	29229
4	Bolton & Slyne	27557
5	Halton-with-Aughton	27201
6	Torrisholme	22932
7	Carnforth & Millhead	22040
8	Bare	17716
9	Skerton West	9047

Is Carnforth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Carnforth, 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 Carnforth 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	%
South Lakeland	4.41
Lancaster (Carnforth)	5.6
Wyre	6.92
Barrow-in-Furness	7.17

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Carnforth. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Carnforth. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Burton & Crooklands (Best)	27004
2	Silverdale	25221
3	Kellet	17146
4	Bolton & Slyne	15477
5	Halton-with-Aughton	14339
6	Torrisholme	12397
7	Carnforth & Millhead	11151
8	Skerton West	8731
9	Bare	7616

Is Carnforth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Carnforth. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Silverdale	29093
2	Burton & Crooklands	26964
3	Bolton & Slyne	26308
4	Halton-with-Aughton	24108
5	Torrisholme	22677
6	Kellet	21121
7	Carnforth & Millhead	17766
8	Bare	15617
9	Skerton West	11311

How affordable are the rents in Carnforth?

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

Beds	Lancaster	Lancashire
1	£475	£450
2	£575	£535
3	£675	£625
4	£800	£875

How much can I earn in Carnforth per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Wyre	£635.40
2	Lancaster (Carnforth)	£629.80

So, is Carnforth a nice place to live?

Carnforth has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Carnforth are more expensive than other parts of Lancashire.

* Probably.