Is Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Whaley Bridge?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Whaley Bridge. 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 Whaley Bridge. 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	Blackbrook	31033
2	Chapel East	29865
3	Chapel West	29698
4	Limestone Peak	29352
5	Whaley Bridge	29215
6	Hayfield	27884
7	Sett	27296
8	New Mills West	27243
9	New Mills East	24747
10	Disley	17724

Is Whaley Bridge a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Whaley Bridge, 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 Whaley Bridge 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	4.65
High Peak (Whaley Bridge)	5
Stockport	5.3
Tameside	6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Whaley Bridge. 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 Whaley Bridge. 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	Disley (Best)	24802
2	Whaley Bridge	20937
3	Hayfield	20113
4	Chapel West	19859
5	New Mills West	19597
6	Blackbrook	18045
7	Sett	17595
8	Chapel East	14611
9	Limestone Peak	12366
10	New Mills East (Worst)	11332

Is Whaley Bridge rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Whaley Bridge. 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	Disley	26631
2	Hayfield	26314
3	Blackbrook	25295
4	Whaley Bridge	25062
5	New Mills West	24686
6	Chapel West	23927
7	Chapel East	19781
8	Sett	19456
9	Limestone Peak	14700
10	New Mills East	14038

How affordable are the rents in Whaley Bridge?

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

Beds	High Peak	Derbyshire
1	£475	£450
2	£625	£575
3	£775	£650
4	£936	£950

How much can I earn in Whaley Bridge per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Whaley Bridge, 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 Whaley Bridge'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	£724.10
3	High Peak (Whaley Bridge)	£645.80
4	Tameside	£613.30

So, is Whaley Bridge a nice place to live?

* Probably.