Is Padiham, Lancashire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Padiham. 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 Padiham. 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	Higham and Pendleside	31734
2	East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	26165
3	Sabden	20853
4	Whittlefield with Ightenhill	14250
5	Hapton with Park	9979
6	Rosegrove with Lowerhouse	5758
7	Rosehill with Burnley Wood	5576
8	Gannow	5347
9	Gawthorpe	4828
10	Trinity	418

Is Padiham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Padiham, 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 Padiham 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	3.77
Pendle	5.82
Burnley (Padiham)	6.99
Hyndburn	6.99

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Padiham. 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 Padiham. 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	East Whalley, Read & Simonstone (Best)	28793
2	Sabden	25825
3	Higham and Pendleside	17381
4	Whittlefield with Ightenhill	9575
5	Hapton with Park	4067
6	Rosegrove with Lowerhouse	4046
7	Gannow	4028
8	Rosehill with Burnley Wood	4019
9	Gawthorpe	3066
10	Trinity (Worst)	1394

Is Padiham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Padiham. 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	East Whalley, Read & Simonstone	30210
2	Sabden	27344
3	Higham and Pendleside	23959
4	Whittlefield with Ightenhill	20254
5	Hapton with Park	8231
6	Rosegrove with Lowerhouse	7716
7	Rosehill with Burnley Wood	7580
8	Gannow	6757
9	Gawthorpe	4620
10	Trinity	1151

How affordable are the rents in Padiham?

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

Beds	Burnley	Lancashire
1	£369	£450
2	£450	£535
3	£525	£625
4	£695	£875

How much can I earn in Padiham per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Padiham, 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 Padiham'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	£712.80
2	Hyndburn	£610.60
3	Burnley (Padiham)	£578.30
4	Pendle	£537.10

So, is Padiham a nice place to live?

* Probably.