Is Macclesfield, Cheshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Macclesfield. 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 Macclesfield. 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	Bollington	27666
2	Prestbury	27336
3	Macclesfield Tytherington	26893
4	Sutton	21812
5	Broken Cross and Upton	21518
6	Macclesfield West and Ivy	17438
7	Macclesfield Hurdsfield	15605
8	Macclesfield East	14288
9	Macclesfield Central	13561
10	Macclesfield South	13031

Is Macclesfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Macclesfield, 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 Macclesfield 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	%
Trafford	4.65
Cheshire East (Macclesfield)	4.7
Stockport	5.3
Staffordshire Moorlands	5.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Macclesfield. 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 Macclesfield. 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	Prestbury (Best)	29089
2	Bollington	22784
3	Macclesfield Tytherington	22301
4	Sutton	21205
5	Broken Cross and Upton	18298
6	Macclesfield Central	16208
7	Macclesfield West and Ivy	15671
8	Macclesfield East	15427
9	Macclesfield South	15087
10	Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Worst)	9052

Is Macclesfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Macclesfield. 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	Prestbury	27912
2	Macclesfield Tytherington	27018
3	Bollington	26524
4	Broken Cross and Upton	23562
5	Sutton	20000
6	Macclesfield West and Ivy	19351
7	Macclesfield East	19169
8	Macclesfield Central	18456
9	Macclesfield South	17398
10	Macclesfield Hurdsfield	11893

How affordable are the rents in Macclesfield?

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

Beds	Cheshire East
1	£495	£
2	£633	£
3	£795	£
4	£1400	£

How much can I earn in Macclesfield per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Macclesfield, 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 Macclesfield'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	Trafford	£724.10
3	Staffordshire Moorlands	£702.60
4	Cheshire East UA (Macclesfield)	£670.50

So, is Macclesfield a nice place to live?

* Probably.