Is Hadfield, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hadfield. 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 Hadfield. 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	Simmondley	30956
2	Old Glossop	28198
3	Dinting	27799
4	Hadfield South	27167
5	Hadfield North	26372
6	Padfield	24846
7	Gamesley	24202
8	St John's	21298
9	Tintwistle	18340
10	Longdendale	8084

Is Hadfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hadfield, 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 Hadfield 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	%
High Peak (Hadfield)	5
Stockport	5.3
Oldham	6.27
Tameside	6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hadfield. 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 Hadfield. 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	Simmondley (Best)	21786
2	Old Glossop	19334
3	Dinting	18881
4	St John's	18395
5	Padfield	16082
6	Tintwistle	15283
7	Hadfield South	14962
8	Hadfield North	12605
9	Longdendale	5910
10	Gamesley (Worst)	2305

Is Hadfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hadfield. 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	Simmondley	30158
2	St John's	25216
3	Dinting	25196
4	Old Glossop	24101
5	Hadfield South	21851
6	Padfield	19106
7	Tintwistle	15518
8	Hadfield North	13154
9	Longdendale	9289
10	Gamesley	1825

How affordable are the rents in Hadfield?

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

Beds	High Peak	Derbyshire
1	£475	£450
2	£625	£575
3	£775	£650
4	£936	£950

How much can I earn in Hadfield per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Stockport	£729.30
2	High Peak (Hadfield)	£645.80
3	Tameside	£613.30
4	Oldham	£593.80

So, is Hadfield a nice place to live?

* Probably.