Is East Retford, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in East Retford?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for East Retford. 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 East Retford. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Sturton30480
2Rampton23037
3East Retford North21369
4East Retford East20592
5East Markham19397
6Worksop East16415
7East Retford South13704
8East Retford West12153
9Welbeck8605
10Sutton4405
Crime
FAILED

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Is East Retford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to East Retford, 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 East Retford 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%
Newark and Sherwood5.8
Bassetlaw (East Retford)6.22
Rotherham7.05
Mansfield7.29

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for East Retford. 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 East Retford. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Sturton (Best)22948
2East Markham19086
3East Retford West13074
4East Retford East11990
5East Retford North10542
6Sutton9693
7East Retford South9600
8Worksop East8225
9Welbeck7460
10Rampton (Worst)7000
Health
FAILED

Is East Retford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around East Retford. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Sturton25959
2East Markham20200
3East Retford East15322
4East Retford West15289
5East Retford North15139
6East Retford South13421
7Worksop East12210
8Sutton11760
9Welbeck8236
10Rampton6428
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in East Retford?

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

BedsBassetlawNottinghamshire
1£390£475
2£525£595
3£600£684
4£875£1045
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in East Retford per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Newark and Sherwood£671.40
2Bassetlaw (East Retford)£599.30
3Rotherham£598.80
4Mansfield£595.60
Wages
PASSED



So, is East Retford a nice place to live?

Is East Retford a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.