Is Derby, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Derby. 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 Derby. 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	Allestree	29143
2	Blagreaves	25570
3	Chaddesden	19882
4	Derwent	15203
5	Mackworth	12571
6	Alvaston	12068
7	Darley	12023
8	Normanton	11129
9	Abbey	10582
10	Arboretum	6096

Is Derby a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Derby, 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 Derby 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 Derbyshire	4.6
Amber Valley	5.63
Erewash	5.66
Derby (Derby)	5.8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Derby. 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 Derby. 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	Allestree (Best)	20754
2	Blagreaves	14197
3	Darley	10559
4	Chaddesden	9242
5	Alvaston	7042
6	Abbey	6610
7	Mackworth	6517
8	Normanton	6257
9	Derwent	5360
10	Arboretum (Worst)	3944

Is Derby rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Derby. 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	Allestree	30266
2	Blagreaves	19386
3	Darley	16113
4	Chaddesden	12738
5	Abbey	8723
6	Mackworth	8455
7	Alvaston	7836
8	Derwent	7033
9	Normanton	4184
10	Arboretum	2223

How affordable are the rents in Derby?

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

Beds	Derby
1	£475	£
2	£595	£
3	£695	£
4	£1000	£

How much can I earn in Derby per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	South Derbyshire	£706.90
2	Amber Valley	£662.90
3	Erewash	£659.90
4	Derby UA (Derby)	£641.80

So, is Derby a nice place to live?

* Probably.