Is Guiseley, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Guiseley. 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 Guiseley. 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	Wharfedale	22679
2	Otley & Yeadon	17445
3	Horsforth	16040
4	Guiseley & Rawdon	15378
5	Baildon	12515
6	Calverley & Farsley	12055
7	Weetwood	9299
8	Idle and Thackley	4596
9	Windhill and Wrose	4224
10	Eccleshill	797

Is Guiseley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Guiseley, 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 Guiseley 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	%
Harrogate	3.87
Leeds (Guiseley)	5.01
Kirklees	5.55
Bradford	5.95

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Guiseley. 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 Guiseley. 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	Wharfedale (Best)	22211
2	Horsforth	18694
3	Guiseley & Rawdon	17132
4	Otley & Yeadon	16665
5	Baildon	14903
6	Weetwood	14714
7	Calverley & Farsley	14518
8	Idle and Thackley	13174
9	Windhill and Wrose	9661
10	Eccleshill (Worst)	6810

Is Guiseley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Guiseley. 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	Wharfedale	29394
2	Horsforth	23434
3	Guiseley & Rawdon	21405
4	Baildon	20671
5	Otley & Yeadon	19931
6	Weetwood	17715
7	Calverley & Farsley	17680
8	Idle and Thackley	16393
9	Windhill and Wrose	9962
10	Eccleshill	5087

How affordable are the rents in Guiseley?

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

Beds	Leeds	West Yorkshire
1	£650	£500
2	£725	£575
3	£750	£650
4	£1560	£1100

How much can I earn in Guiseley per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Leeds (Guiseley)	£662.90
2	Bradford	£612.50
3	Kirklees	£612.00

So, is Guiseley a nice place to live?

* Probably.