Is Sandiacre, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sandiacre. 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 Sandiacre. 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	Breaston	26911
2	Toton & Chilwell Meadows	25414
3	Derby Road West	24062
4	Long Eaton Central	21646
5	Chilwell West	21589
6	Sandiacre	20770
7	Derby Road East	19534
8	Stapleford South East	17426
9	Stapleford South West	11398
10	Stapleford North	9355

Is Sandiacre a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sandiacre, 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 Sandiacre 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	%
Rushcliffe	3.87
Broxtowe	5.16
Erewash (Sandiacre)	5.66
Nottingham	6.03

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sandiacre. 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 Sandiacre. 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	Toton & Chilwell Meadows (Best)	27628
2	Breaston	23289
3	Derby Road West	19734
4	Stapleford North	18435
5	Sandiacre	17900
6	Chilwell West	17688
7	Stapleford South East	16993
8	Stapleford South West	16953
9	Long Eaton Central	13964
10	Derby Road East (Worst)	12516

Is Sandiacre rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sandiacre. 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	Toton & Chilwell Meadows	31317
2	Breaston	27055
3	Derby Road West	22620
4	Sandiacre	19909
5	Chilwell West	19195
6	Stapleford South East	18943
7	Long Eaton Central	15882
8	Stapleford South West	15299
9	Stapleford North	14048
10	Derby Road East	13228

How affordable are the rents in Sandiacre?

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

Beds	Erewash	Derbyshire
1	£465	£450
2	£595	£575
3	£700	£650
4	£875	£950

How much can I earn in Sandiacre per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rushcliffe	£766.20
2	Broxtowe	£666.10
3	Erewash (Sandiacre)	£659.90
4	Nottingham UA	£556.80

So, is Sandiacre a nice place to live?

* Probably.