Is Buxton, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Buxton. 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 Buxton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Burbage30456
2Chapel East29865
3Chapel West29698
4Limestone Peak29352
5Cote Heath29222
6Temple26664
7Corbar20617
8Stone Bench17343
9Barms13947
10Buxton Central11832
crime
PASSED

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Is Buxton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Buxton, 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 Buxton 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%
Derbyshire Dales4.57
High Peak (Buxton)5
Stockport5.3
Staffordshire Moorlands5.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Buxton. 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 Buxton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Burbage (Best)26485
2Temple20724
3Chapel West19859
4Corbar19340
5Chapel East14611
6Cote Heath14343
7Barms12631
8Limestone Peak12366
9Buxton Central11248
10Stone Bench (Worst)8467
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

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Is Buxton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Buxton. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Burbage26099
2Temple24467
3Chapel West23927
4Corbar21952
5Cote Heath20348
6Chapel East19781
7Buxton Central16196
8Limestone Peak14700
9Barms10591
10Stone Bench9838
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Buxton?

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

BedsHigh PeakDerbyshire
1£475£450
2£625£575
3£775£650
4£936£950
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Buxton per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Derbyshire Dales£736.70
2Stockport£729.30
3Staffordshire Moorlands£702.60
4High Peak (Buxton)£645.80
Wages
FAILED



So, is Buxton a nice place to live?

Is Buxton a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.