Is Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Cotgrave. 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 Cotgrave. 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	Cropwell	31300
2	Gamston South	30253
3	Bingham West	29699
4	Radcliffe on Trent	29255
5	Tollerton	28866
6	Edwalton	27616
7	Abbey	27189
8	East Bridgford	27011
9	Cotgrave	24488
10	Gamston North	22476

Is Cotgrave a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Cotgrave, 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 Cotgrave 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	%
Rushcliffe (Cotgrave)	3.87
South Kesteven	4.76
Gedling	5.34
Nottingham	6.03

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Cotgrave. 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 Cotgrave. 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	Tollerton (Best)	32618
2	East Bridgford	32321
3	Cropwell	30122
4	Radcliffe on Trent	28900
5	Gamston South	27467
6	Gamston North	27244
7	Abbey	27048
8	Bingham West	26650
9	Edwalton	23920
10	Cotgrave (Worst)	21246

Is Cotgrave rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Cotgrave. 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	East Bridgford	30262
2	Gamston South	29987
3	Tollerton	29570
4	Abbey	29309
5	Radcliffe on Trent	28676
6	Gamston North	27066
7	Cropwell	26908
8	Bingham West	24990
9	Edwalton	23994
10	Cotgrave	21803

How affordable are the rents in Cotgrave?

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

Beds	Rushcliffe	Nottinghamshire
1	£550	£475
2	£675	£595
3	£848	£684
4	£1250	£1045

How much can I earn in Cotgrave per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rushcliffe (Cotgrave)	£766.20
2	South Kesteven	£658.50
3	Gedling	£645.70
4	Nottingham UA	£556.80

So, is Cotgrave a nice place to live?

Cotgrave has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Cotgrave are more expensive than other parts of Nottinghamshire.

* Probably.