Is Longridge, Lancashire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Longridge. 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 Longridge. 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	Ribchester	31962
2	Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	25870
3	Alston & Hothersall	25653
4	Garrison	24941
5	Dilworth	24716
6	Preston Rural North	22088
7	Samlesbury & Walton	20816
8	Preston Rural East	20235
9	Derby & Thornley	13173
10	Brookfield	5007

Is Longridge a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Longridge, 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 Longridge 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	%
Ribble Valley (Longridge)	3.77
South Ribble	4.96
Preston	5.57
Blackburn with Darwen	6.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Longridge. 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 Longridge. 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	Ribchester (Best)	26933
2	Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	24931
3	Dilworth	21282
4	Alston & Hothersall	19298
5	Samlesbury & Walton	15155
6	Preston Rural North	14204
7	Derby & Thornley	14067
8	Preston Rural East	12842
9	Garrison	10656
10	Brookfield (Worst)	5532

Is Longridge rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Longridge. 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	Dilworth	29692
2	Ribchester	27446
3	Alston & Hothersall	25764
4	Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury	25160
5	Garrison	21142
6	Preston Rural North	19796
7	Preston Rural East	18637
8	Derby & Thornley	18434
9	Samlesbury & Walton	16389
10	Brookfield	6155

How affordable are the rents in Longridge?

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

Beds	Ribble Valley	Lancashire
1	£450	£450
2	£575	£535
3	£750	£625
4	£1238	£875

How much can I earn in Longridge per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Ribble Valley (Longridge)	£712.80
2	Preston	£654.20
3	South Ribble	£620.30
4	Blackburn with Darwen UA	£591.20

So, is Longridge a nice place to live?

Longridge has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Longridge are more expensive than other parts of Lancashire.

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