Is Failsworth, Lancashire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Failsworth. 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 Failsworth. 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	Droylsden West	7558
2	Droylsden East	7131
3	Ashton Waterloo	6297
4	Failsworth West	6256
5	Chadderton South	5676
6	Failsworth East	4518
7	Moston	4111
8	Ancoats & Beswick	3054
9	Charlestown	2738
10	Miles Platting & Newton Heath	1034

Is Failsworth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Failsworth, 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 Failsworth 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	%
Trafford	4.65
Manchester	5.97
Oldham (Failsworth)	6.27
Tameside	6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Failsworth. 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 Failsworth. 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	Failsworth East (Best)	7821
2	Failsworth West	7768
3	Chadderton South	7643
4	Droylsden West	6651
5	Droylsden East	5887
6	Ashton Waterloo	5653
7	Moston	5417
8	Charlestown	3671
9	Ancoats & Beswick	2155
10	Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Worst)	922

Is Failsworth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Failsworth. 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	Failsworth West	10837
2	Ashton Waterloo	9485
3	Failsworth East	9453
4	Droylsden West	9050
5	Chadderton South	8702
6	Droylsden East	8425
7	Ancoats & Beswick	6035
8	Moston	5965
9	Charlestown	4875
10	Miles Platting & Newton Heath	1103

How affordable are the rents in Failsworth?

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

Beds	Oldham	Greater Manchester
1	£495	£625
2	£550	£650
3	£695	£750
4	£938	£1150

How much can I earn in Failsworth per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Trafford	£724.10
2	Manchester	£634.80
3	Tameside	£613.30
4	Oldham (Failsworth)	£593.80

So, is Failsworth a nice place to live?

* Probably.