Is Darley Dale, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Darley Dale?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Darley Dale. 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 Darley Dale. 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	Winster and South Darley	32755
2	Chatsworth	32138
3	Stanton	32133
4	Darley Dale	30348
5	Ashover	30229
6	Matlock All Saints	29850
7	Bakewell	28877
8	Masson	26741
9	Matlock St Giles	25195
10	Carsington Water	24179

Is Darley Dale a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Darley Dale, 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 Darley Dale 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 (Darley Dale)	4.57
North East Derbyshire	6.48
Ashfield	7.09
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Darley Dale. 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 Darley Dale. 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	Chatsworth (Best)	28873
2	Carsington Water	28659
3	Stanton	27396
4	Ashover	24072
5	Bakewell	21935
6	Winster and South Darley	21896
7	Darley Dale	20366
8	Masson	19894
9	Matlock All Saints	17419
10	Matlock St Giles (Worst)	16716

Is Darley Dale rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Darley Dale. 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	Chatsworth	31173
2	Winster and South Darley	27120
3	Bakewell	25231
4	Matlock All Saints	24261
5	Darley Dale	24115
6	Stanton	23247
7	Ashover	21554
8	Matlock St Giles	18876
9	Masson	18618
10	Carsington Water	15024

How affordable are the rents in Darley Dale?

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

Beds	Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire
1	£450	£450
2	£640	£575
3	£735	£650
4	£1100	£950

How much can I earn in Darley Dale per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Darley Dale, 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 Darley Dale'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 (Darley Dale)	£736.70
2	North East Derbyshire	£653.20
3	Ashfield	£605.80
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Darley Dale a nice place to live?

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

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