Is Ilkeston, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Ilkeston. 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 Ilkeston. 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	Shipley View	24423
2	Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale	23828
3	Hallam Fields	21981
4	Langley Mill and Aldercar	18184
5	Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell	15817
6	Little Hallam	14746
7	Larklands	12919
8	Cotmanhay	11571
9	Stapleford North	9355
10	Awsworth Road	8256

Is Ilkeston a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Ilkeston, 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 Ilkeston 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	%
Broxtowe	5.16
Amber Valley	5.63
Erewash (Ilkeston)	5.66
Ashfield	7.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Ilkeston. 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 Ilkeston. 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	Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell (Best)	21545
2	Stapleford North	18435
3	Shipley View	17781
4	Hallam Fields	17295
5	Little Hallam	14129
6	Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale	10356
7	Larklands	10034
8	Awsworth Road	8406
9	Cotmanhay	8198
10	Langley Mill and Aldercar (Worst)	7676

Is Ilkeston rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Ilkeston. 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	Shipley View	22306
2	Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell	21673
3	Hallam Fields	17862
4	Little Hallam	16944
5	Stapleford North	14048
6	Kirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale	10899
7	Larklands	9578
8	Langley Mill and Aldercar	8314
9	Cotmanhay	7642
10	Awsworth Road	7228

How affordable are the rents in Ilkeston?

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

Beds	Erewash	Derbyshire
1	£465	£450
2	£595	£575
3	£700	£650
4	£875	£950

How much can I earn in Ilkeston per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broxtowe	£666.10
2	Amber Valley	£662.90
3	Erewash (Ilkeston)	£659.90
4	Ashfield	£605.80

So, is Ilkeston a nice place to live?

* Probably.