Is Leyland, Lancashire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Leyland. 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 Leyland. 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	Euxton North	25780
2	Buckshaw & Worden	24008
3	Farington West	23883
4	Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden	20942
5	Farington East	19148
6	St Ambrose	17500
7	Earnshaw Bridge	17117
8	Leyland Central	16831
9	Broadfield	12385
10	Seven Stars	10953

Is Leyland a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Leyland, 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 Leyland 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	%
South Ribble (Leyland)	4.96
Chorley	5.17
Preston	5.57
Blackburn with Darwen	6.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Leyland. 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 Leyland. 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	Buckshaw & Worden (Best)	18091
2	Euxton North	15496
3	Leyland Central	15032
4	Farington West	15000
5	St Ambrose	14206
6	Farington East	14145
7	Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden	12167
8	Earnshaw Bridge	10511
9	Broadfield	8567
10	Seven Stars (Worst)	6599

Is Leyland rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Leyland. 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	Euxton North	24469
2	Farington West	21781
3	Buckshaw & Worden	21713
4	Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden	19591
5	Leyland Central	18495
6	St Ambrose	17657
7	Farington East	17154
8	Earnshaw Bridge	14910
9	Broadfield	11407
10	Seven Stars	9360

How affordable are the rents in Leyland?

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

Beds	South Ribble	Lancashire
1	£425	£450
2	£550	£535
3	£650	£625
4	£913	£875

How much can I earn in Leyland per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Chorley	£668.50
2	Preston	£654.20
3	South Ribble (Leyland)	£620.30
4	Blackburn with Darwen UA	£591.20

So, is Leyland a nice place to live?

* Probably.