Is Clitheroe, Lancashire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Clitheroe. 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 Clitheroe. 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	Hurst Green & Whitewell	30971
2	West Bradford & Grindleton	30917
3	Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	27970
4	Chatburn	27571
5	St Mary's	26121
6	Salthill	23615
7	Wiswell & Barrow	22981
8	Edisford & Low Moor	22517
9	Primrose	18849
10	Littlemoor	18646

Is Clitheroe a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Clitheroe, 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 Clitheroe 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	%
Ribble Valley (Clitheroe)	3.77
Pendle	5.82
Blackburn with Darwen	6.64
Burnley	6.99

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Clitheroe. 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 Clitheroe. 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	Wiswell & Barrow (Best)	29321
2	West Bradford & Grindleton	27157
3	Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	26642
4	Hurst Green & Whitewell	25203
5	Chatburn	23423
6	Salthill	18407
7	Primrose	18108
8	St Mary's	15975
9	Littlemoor	14390
10	Edisford & Low Moor (Worst)	13467

Is Clitheroe rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Clitheroe. 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	Wiswell & Barrow	28529
2	Chatburn	27019
3	West Bradford & Grindleton	26292
4	St Mary's	24604
5	Salthill	23260
6	Waddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton	21371
7	Primrose	18830
8	Edisford & Low Moor	17547
9	Littlemoor	16850
10	Hurst Green & Whitewell	16832

How affordable are the rents in Clitheroe?

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

Beds	Ribble Valley	Lancashire
1	£450	£450
2	£575	£535
3	£750	£625
4	£1238	£875

How much can I earn in Clitheroe per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Ribble Valley (Clitheroe)	£712.80
2	Blackburn with Darwen UA	£591.20
3	Burnley	£578.30
4	Pendle	£537.10

So, is Clitheroe a nice place to live?

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

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