Is Hanley Grange, Cambridgeshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Hanley Grange?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hanley Grange. 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 Hanley Grange. 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	Somersham	26401
2	Haddenham	26294
3	Holywell-cum-Needingworth	25633
4	Hemingford Grey & Houghton	24533
5	St Ives East	22573
6	Fenstanton	22564
7	St Ives South	21901
8	Over & Willingham	21690
9	Manea	19560
10	St Ives West	19535

Is Hanley Grange a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hanley Grange, 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 Hanley Grange 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	%
Cambridge	3.24
South Cambridgeshire	3.43
Huntingdonshire (Hanley Grange)	4.23
Fenland	6.38

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hanley Grange. 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 Hanley Grange. 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	Somersham (Best)	28701
2	Over & Willingham	28692
3	Hemingford Grey & Houghton	28577
4	Haddenham	28453
5	Holywell-cum-Needingworth	28405
6	Fenstanton	26171
7	St Ives West	25278
8	St Ives South	24736
9	St Ives East	23676
10	Manea (Worst)	16480

Is Hanley Grange rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hanley Grange. 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	Holywell-cum-Needingworth	29977
2	Somersham	27933
3	Hemingford Grey & Houghton	27415
4	Fenstanton	27335
5	Over & Willingham	27224
6	St Ives South	25408
7	Haddenham	25063
8	St Ives West	23802
9	St Ives East	20885
10	Manea	16564

How affordable are the rents in Hanley Grange?

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, Hanley Grange rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Cambridgeshire.

Beds	Huntingdonshire	Cambridgeshire
1	£600	£795
2	£750	£850
3	£900	£1050
4	£1300	£1500

How much can I earn in Hanley Grange per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	South Cambridgeshire	£811.80
2	Cambridge	£780.30
3	Huntingdonshire (Hanley Grange)	£705.60
4	Fenland	£679.00

So, is Hanley Grange a nice place to live?

Hanley Grange has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.

* Probably.