Is Staveley, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Staveley. 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 Staveley. 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	Brimington South	27780
2	Barlborough	25869
3	Hollingwood and Inkersall	24991
4	Brimington North	23694
5	Barrow Hill and New Whittington	23016
6	Old Whittington	22698
7	Eckington South & Renishaw	22672
8	Bolsover South	22533
9	Lowgates and Woodthorpe	20391
10	Middlecroft and Poolsbrook	19117

Is Staveley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Staveley, 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 Staveley 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	%
Sheffield	6.03
Chesterfield (Staveley)	7.24
Mansfield	7.29
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Staveley. 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 Staveley. 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	Barlborough (Best)	15655
2	Eckington South & Renishaw	13882
3	Bolsover South	6508
4	Barrow Hill and New Whittington	6098
5	Brimington South	6013
6	Hollingwood and Inkersall	5070
7	Brimington North	4596
8	Old Whittington	4541
9	Lowgates and Woodthorpe	2456
10	Middlecroft and Poolsbrook (Worst)	838

Is Staveley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Staveley. 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	Barlborough	21356
2	Brimington South	16659
3	Eckington South & Renishaw	14648
4	Hollingwood and Inkersall	13018
5	Bolsover South	12932
6	Barrow Hill and New Whittington	12288
7	Old Whittington	10362
8	Brimington North	10045
9	Lowgates and Woodthorpe	7716
10	Middlecroft and Poolsbrook	3333

How affordable are the rents in Staveley?

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

Beds	Chesterfield	Derbyshire
1	£450	£450
2	£541	£575
3	£650	£650
4	£850	£950

How much can I earn in Staveley per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Sheffield	£646.30
2	Chesterfield (Staveley)	£605.00
3	Mansfield	£595.60
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Staveley a nice place to live?

* Probably.