Is Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Stony Stratford?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stony Stratford. 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 Stony Stratford. 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	Great Horwood	29957
2	Luffield Abbey	29774
3	Deanshanger	29237
4	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	24588
5	Old Stratford	22311
6	Whittlewood	22263
7	Cosgrove and Grafton	21020
8	Bradwell	19015
9	Stony Stratford	17777
10	Wolverton	11824

Is Stony Stratford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stony Stratford, 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 Stony Stratford 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	%
Milton Keynes (Stony Stratford)	4.15
Bedford	4.37

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stony Stratford. 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 Stony Stratford. 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	Luffield Abbey (Best)	31307
2	Old Stratford	31167
3	Whittlewood	30511
4	Deanshanger	30148
5	Cosgrove and Grafton	29942
6	Great Horwood	29691
7	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	23334
8	Stony Stratford	18928
9	Wolverton	18261
10	Bradwell (Worst)	15386

Is Stony Stratford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Stony Stratford. 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	Old Stratford	30391
2	Whittlewood	29612
3	Cosgrove and Grafton	29137
4	Deanshanger	28442
5	Luffield Abbey	24870
6	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	24364
7	Great Horwood	23028
8	Stony Stratford	18230
9	Bradwell	16746
10	Wolverton	16007

How affordable are the rents in Stony Stratford?

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

Beds	Milton Keynes
1	£795	£
2	£925	£
3	£1100	£
4	£1400	£

How much can I earn in Stony Stratford per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Bedford UA	£707.70
2	Milton Keynes UA (Stony Stratford)	£700.80

So, is Stony Stratford a nice place to live?

Stony Stratford has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Stony Stratford are more expensive than other parts of .

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