Is South Kirkby and Moorthorpe a nice place to live?

Is South Kirkby and Moorthorpe a nice place to live or is South Kirkby and Moorthorpe 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 South Kirkby and Moorthorpe meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for South Kirkby and Moorthorpe. 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 South Kirkby and Moorthorpe. 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	Crofton, Ryhill and Walton	13423
2	Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton	12682
3	North East	10246
4	Cudworth	8566
5	Dearne South	8202
6	Darfield	7175
7	Hemsworth	6857
8	South Elmsall and South Kirkby	6167
9	Royston	5993
10	Dearne North	2445

Is South Kirkby and Moorthorpe a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, 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 South Kirkby and Moorthorpe 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	%
Selby	4.35
Wakefield (South Kirkby and Moorthorpe)	6.55
Doncaster	6.86
Barnsley	7.51

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for South Kirkby and Moorthorpe. 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 South Kirkby and Moorthorpe. 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	Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton (Best)	11294
2	Crofton, Ryhill and Walton	11251
3	Cudworth	7444
4	Royston	7083
5	South Elmsall and South Kirkby	5920
6	North East	4606
7	Hemsworth	4418
8	Dearne South	4177
9	Darfield	4144
10	Dearne North (Worst)	2460

Is South Kirkby and Moorthorpe rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around South Kirkby and Moorthorpe. 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	Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton	14632
2	Crofton, Ryhill and Walton	14484
3	Royston	9638
4	Cudworth	9566
5	Darfield	8540
6	North East	7853
7	South Elmsall and South Kirkby	6879
8	Hemsworth	5792
9	Dearne South	5612
10	Dearne North	3057

How affordable are the rents in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe?

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, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for West Yorkshire.

Beds	Wakefield	West Yorkshire
1	£475	£500
2	£550	£575
3	£650	£650
4	£850	£1100

How much can I earn in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Barnsley	£639.70
2	Doncaster	£629.30
3	Wakefield (South Kirkby and Moorthorpe)	£613.70

So, is South Kirkby and Moorthorpe a nice place to live?

* Probably.