Is Ollerton and Boughton a nice place to live?

Is Ollerton and Boughton a nice place to live or is Ollerton and Boughton 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 Ollerton and Boughton meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Ollerton and Boughton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Ollerton and Boughton. 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 Ollerton and Boughton. 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	Sutton-on-Trent	25724
2	Edwinstowe & Clipstone	21018
3	Newlands	19084
4	Bilsthorpe	18094
5	Meden	15080
6	Boughton	14839
7	Ollerton	14529
8	Warsop Carrs	13225
9	Netherfield	11479
10	Oak Tree	9375

Is Ollerton and Boughton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Ollerton and Boughton, 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 Ollerton and Boughton 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	%
Gedling	5.34
Newark and Sherwood (Ollerton and Boughton)	5.8
Mansfield	7.29
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Ollerton and Boughton. 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 Ollerton and Boughton. 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	Sutton-on-Trent (Best)	23967
2	Boughton	12677
3	Edwinstowe & Clipstone	10945
4	Bilsthorpe	10643
5	Newlands	7275
6	Ollerton	6957
7	Oak Tree	6056
8	Warsop Carrs	4855
9	Netherfield	4802
10	Meden (Worst)	3980

Is Ollerton and Boughton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Ollerton and Boughton. 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	Sutton-on-Trent	19557
2	Edwinstowe & Clipstone	14222
3	Boughton	13264
4	Bilsthorpe	12759
5	Newlands	11964
6	Oak Tree	9484
7	Ollerton	8413
8	Warsop Carrs	7924
9	Meden	6817
10	Netherfield	6543

How affordable are the rents in Ollerton and Boughton?

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, Ollerton and Boughton rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Nottinghamshire.

Beds	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire
1	£450	£475
2	£555	£595
3	£650	£684
4	£1073	£1045

How much can I earn in Ollerton and Boughton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Newark and Sherwood (Ollerton and Boughton)	£671.40
2	Gedling	£645.70
3	Mansfield	£595.60
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Ollerton and Boughton a nice place to live?

* Probably.