Is Ormskirk, Lancashire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Ormskirk. 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 Ormskirk. 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	Newburgh	31365
2	Aughton Park	29796
3	Scarisbrick	28781
4	Burscough West	26823
5	Knowsley	26633
6	Bickerstaffe	26460
7	Derby	25344
8	Burscough East	23728
9	Scott	21504
10	Halsall	19127

Is Ormskirk a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Ormskirk, 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 Ormskirk 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	%
West Lancashire (Ormskirk)	5.66
Sefton	7.01
St. Helens	7.51
Knowsley	8.62

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Ormskirk. 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 Ormskirk. 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	Aughton Park (Best)	23784
2	Halsall	23556
3	Bickerstaffe	23032
4	Newburgh	22499
5	Scarisbrick	20482
6	Knowsley	18894
7	Burscough East	18639
8	Derby	18241
9	Burscough West	17731
10	Scott (Worst)	13124

Is Ormskirk rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Ormskirk. 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	Aughton Park	30145
2	Derby	26699
3	Newburgh	25480
4	Knowsley	25286
5	Bickerstaffe	23284
6	Burscough East	21529
7	Burscough West	21314
8	Halsall	19343
9	Scott	18838
10	Scarisbrick	17213

How affordable are the rents in Ormskirk?

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

Beds	West Lancashire	Lancashire
1	£400	£450
2	£550	£535
3	£550	£625
4	£650	£875

How much can I earn in Ormskirk per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	West Lancashire (Ormskirk)	£689.90
2	Knowsley	£670.10
3	St. Helens	£662.60
4	Sefton	£646.00

So, is Ormskirk a nice place to live?

Ormskirk has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Ormskirk are more expensive than other parts of Lancashire.

* Probably.