Is Poynton with Worth, Cheshire a nice place to live?

Is Poynton with Worth a nice place to live or is Poynton with Worth 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 Poynton with Worth meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Poynton with Worth?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Poynton with Worth. 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 Poynton with Worth. 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	Poynton West and Adlington	28113
2	Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	27071
3	Bramhall South and Woodford	24637
4	Bramhall North	22792
5	Marple South and High Lane	19780
6	Handforth	19288
7	Hazel Grove	18769
8	Disley	17724
9	Stepping Hill	14399
10	Offerton	10265

Is Poynton with Worth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Poynton with Worth, 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 Poynton with Worth 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 (Poynton with Worth)	4.7
Stockport	5.3
Tameside	6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Poynton with Worth. 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 Poynton with Worth. 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	Disley (Best)	24802
2	Bramhall South and Woodford	24418
3	Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	21709
4	Bramhall North	21386
5	Poynton West and Adlington	20893
6	Handforth	16881
7	Hazel Grove	15855
8	Marple South and High Lane	15600
9	Stepping Hill	14505
10	Offerton (Worst)	9037

Is Poynton with Worth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Poynton with Worth. 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	Bramhall South and Woodford	31308
2	Bramhall North	28525
3	Disley	26631
4	Poynton West and Adlington	26213
5	Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	24880
6	Hazel Grove	22563
7	Marple South and High Lane	21483
8	Stepping Hill	21080
9	Handforth	19509
10	Offerton	14197

How affordable are the rents in Poynton with Worth?

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, Poynton with Worth 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 Poynton with Worth per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Poynton with Worth, 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 Poynton with Worth'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	Cheshire East UA (Poynton with Worth)	£670.50
4	Tameside	£613.30

So, is Poynton with Worth a nice place to live?

* Probably.