Is Nantwich, Cheshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Nantwich. 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 Nantwich. 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	Willaston and Rope	29217
2	Shavington	27903
3	Wistaston	25602
4	Nantwich South and Stapeley	24223
5	Nantwich North and West	18535
6	Crewe West	14806
7	Crewe East	14234
8	Crewe St Barnabas	11191
9	Crewe South	8104
10	Crewe Central	3361

Is Nantwich a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Nantwich, 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 Nantwich 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	%
Cheshire East (Nantwich)	4.7
Shropshire	5.08
Newcastle-under-Lyme	6.25
Stoke-on-Trent	7.36

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Nantwich. 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 Nantwich. 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	Willaston and Rope (Best)	22095
2	Nantwich South and Stapeley	20985
3	Shavington	19795
4	Wistaston	18168
5	Nantwich North and West	13716
6	Crewe West	12984
7	Crewe South	12896
8	Crewe East	9316
9	Crewe St Barnabas	7362
10	Crewe Central (Worst)	6223

Is Nantwich rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Nantwich. 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	Willaston and Rope	29737
2	Nantwich South and Stapeley	27031
3	Shavington	26007
4	Wistaston	23822
5	Nantwich North and West	18366
6	Crewe West	14516
7	Crewe East	13511
8	Crewe South	12831
9	Crewe St Barnabas	6382
10	Crewe Central	5076

How affordable are the rents in Nantwich?

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, Nantwich 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 Nantwich per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Cheshire East UA (Nantwich)	£670.50
2	Shropshire UA	£660.20
3	Newcastle-under-Lyme	£629.40
4	Stoke-on-Trent UA	£587.80

So, is Nantwich a nice place to live?

* Probably.