Is Warsop, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Warsop. 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 Warsop. 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	Hornby	25270
2	Edwinstowe & Clipstone	21018
3	Shirebrook South	20791
4	Langwith	18504
5	Shirebrook North	17593
6	Peafields	16286
7	Meden	15080
8	Market Warsop	14694
9	Warsop Carrs	13225
10	Netherfield	11479

Is Warsop a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Warsop, 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 Warsop 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	%
Ashfield	7.09
Chesterfield	7.24
Mansfield (Warsop)	7.29
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Warsop. 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 Warsop. 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	Hornby (Best)	11977
2	Edwinstowe & Clipstone	10945
3	Peafields	9344
4	Shirebrook South	7292
5	Shirebrook North	5224
6	Warsop Carrs	4855
7	Netherfield	4802
8	Market Warsop	4524
9	Meden	3980
10	Langwith (Worst)	3233

Is Warsop rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Warsop. 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	Hornby	19428
2	Edwinstowe & Clipstone	14222
3	Peafields	11637
4	Shirebrook South	9720
5	Warsop Carrs	7924
6	Market Warsop	7481
7	Meden	6817
8	Shirebrook North	6769
9	Netherfield	6543
10	Langwith	5165

How affordable are the rents in Warsop?

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

Beds	Mansfield	Nottinghamshire
1	£490	£475
2	£530	£595
3	£601	£684
4	£788	£1045

How much can I earn in Warsop per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Ashfield	£605.80
2	Chesterfield	£605.00
3	Mansfield (Warsop)	£595.60
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Warsop a nice place to live?

* Probably.