Is Golbourne, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Golbourne. 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 Golbourne. 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
1Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft22259
2Lowton East20472
3Ashton17766
4Bryn16687
5Golborne and Lowton West16414
6Newton14154
7Earlestown10643
8Leigh East6716
9Abram5377
10Leigh West3527
Crime
FAILED

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Is Golbourne a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Golbourne, 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 Golbourne 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%
Warrington5.04
Salford5.96
Wigan (Golbourne)6.24
St. Helens7.51

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Golbourne. 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 Golbourne. 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
1Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft (Best)15256
2Lowton East13032
3Ashton12902
4Bryn10403
5Golborne and Lowton West9990
6Leigh East7420
7Newton6486
8Leigh West5010
9Abram4515
10Earlestown (Worst)3695
Health
FAILED
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Is Golbourne rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Golbourne. 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
1Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft22833
2Lowton East21715
3Ashton19956
4Bryn16422
5Golborne and Lowton West15307
6Newton12746
7Leigh East10965
8Earlestown9058
9Abram6807
10Leigh West5474
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Golbourne?

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

BedsWiganGreater Manchester
1£395£625
2£495£650
3£600£750
4£885£1150
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Golbourne per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Warrington UA£694.50
2St. Helens£662.60
3Wigan (Golbourne)£613.10
4Salford£605.20
Wages
FAILED



So, is Golbourne a nice place to live?

Is Golbourne a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.