Is Cheadle, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Cheadle. 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 Cheadle. 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	Cheadle Hulme South	20371
2	Heald Green	13512
3	Cheadle Hulme North	10407
4	Heatons South	9378
5	Cheadle and Gatley	8906
6	Didsbury West	7198
7	Didsbury East	4660
8	Northenden	4079
9	Edgeley and Cheadle Heath	3896
10	Sharston	3554

Is Cheadle a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Cheadle, 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 Cheadle 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	%
Trafford	4.65
Stockport (Cheadle)	5.3
Manchester	5.97
Tameside	6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Cheadle. 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 Cheadle. 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	Cheadle Hulme South (Best)	19377
2	Heatons South	15990
3	Cheadle and Gatley	15564
4	Heald Green	15198
5	Cheadle Hulme North	12575
6	Didsbury East	9963
7	Didsbury West	9606
8	Edgeley and Cheadle Heath	6044
9	Northenden	2208
10	Sharston (Worst)	1391

Is Cheadle rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Cheadle. 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	Cheadle Hulme South	26990
2	Heald Green	20449
3	Cheadle and Gatley	20285
4	Heatons South	18964
5	Cheadle Hulme North	18496
6	Didsbury West	17774
7	Didsbury East	14671
8	Edgeley and Cheadle Heath	8855
9	Northenden	4880
10	Sharston	3296

How affordable are the rents in Cheadle?

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, Cheadle rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.

Beds	Stockport	Greater Manchester
1	£600	£625
2	£695	£650
3	£825	£750
4	£1295	£1150

How much can I earn in Cheadle per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Stockport (Cheadle)	£729.30
2	Trafford	£724.10
3	Manchester	£634.80
4	Tameside	£613.30

So, is Cheadle a nice place to live?

* Probably.