Is Stretford, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stretford. 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 Stretford. 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	Flixton	22181
2	Davyhulme West	21352
3	Davyhulme East	20568
4	Urmston	19194
5	Ashton upon Mersey	18750
6	Gorse Hill	17401
7	Priory	16514
8	St Mary's	15565
9	Sale Moor	13613
10	Stretford	9125

Is Stretford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stretford, 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 Stretford 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 (Stretford)	4.65
Stockport	5.3
Manchester	5.97
Wigan	6.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stretford. 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 Stretford. 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	Priory (Best)	21576
2	Ashton upon Mersey	19334
3	Sale Moor	17119
4	St Mary's	16934
5	Davyhulme West	16504
6	Davyhulme East	15560
7	Flixton	14621
8	Urmston	12166
9	Gorse Hill	10782
10	Stretford (Worst)	10759

Is Stretford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Stretford. 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	Ashton upon Mersey	24517
2	Priory	23506
3	Davyhulme West	22444
4	Flixton	21469
5	Davyhulme East	21189
6	St Mary's	20685
7	Sale Moor	19849
8	Urmston	17420
9	Gorse Hill	13126
10	Stretford	11865

How affordable are the rents in Stretford?

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, Stretford rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.

Beds	Trafford	Greater Manchester
1	£650	£625
2	£800	£650
3	£1025	£750
4	£1600	£1150

How much can I earn in Stretford per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Stretford, 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 Stretford'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 (Stretford)	£724.10
3	Manchester	£634.80
4	Wigan	£613.10

So, is Stretford a nice place to live?

* Probably.