Is Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

Is Kirkby in Ashfield a nice place to live or is Kirkby in Ashfield 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 Kirkby in Ashfield meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Kirkby in Ashfield?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Kirkby in Ashfield. 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 Kirkby in Ashfield. 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	Newstead Abbey	26245
2	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	21222
3	Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood	21193
4	Ashfields	17078
5	St Mary's	13524
6	Kingsway	12375
7	Summit	10790
8	Leamington	9374
9	Central & New Cross	6984
10	Abbey Hill	4871

Is Kirkby in Ashfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Kirkby in Ashfield, 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 Kirkby in Ashfield 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	%
Broxtowe	5.16
Ashfield (Kirkby in Ashfield)	7.09
Mansfield	7.29
Bolsover	7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Kirkby in Ashfield. 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 Kirkby in Ashfield. 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	Newstead Abbey (Best)	25982
2	Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood	18420
3	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	11559
4	Kingsway	10492
5	Ashfields	9925
6	Summit	7510
7	Leamington	7135
8	Central & New Cross	6327
9	St Mary's	6272
10	Abbey Hill (Worst)	5390

Is Kirkby in Ashfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Kirkby in Ashfield. 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	Newstead Abbey	27526
2	Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood	20144
3	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	16242
4	Kingsway	13821
5	Ashfields	12661
6	St Mary's	9443
7	Summit	8555
8	Central & New Cross	8193
9	Leamington	7949
10	Abbey Hill	5509

How affordable are the rents in Kirkby in Ashfield?

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

Beds	Ashfield	Nottinghamshire
1	£450	£475
2	£550	£595
3	£610	£684
4	£825	£1045

How much can I earn in Kirkby in Ashfield per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broxtowe	£666.10
2	Ashfield (Kirkby in Ashfield)	£605.80
3	Mansfield	£595.60
4	Bolsover	£557.40

So, is Kirkby in Ashfield a nice place to live?

* Probably.