Is Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Cheadle Hulme?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Cheadle Hulme. 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 Cheadle Hulme. 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
1Bramhall South and Woodford24637
2Bramhall North22792
3Cheadle Hulme South20371
4Handforth19288
5Wilmslow Lacey Green16771
6Heald Green13512
7Cheadle Hulme North10407
8Cheadle and Gatley8906
9Davenport and Cale Green7262
10Sharston3554
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Stockport exudes awfulness

Is Cheadle Hulme a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Cheadle Hulme, 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 Cheadle Hulme 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%
Trafford4.65
Stockport (Cheadle Hulme)5.3
Manchester5.97
Tameside6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Cheadle Hulme. 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 Cheadle Hulme. 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
1Bramhall South and Woodford (Best)24418
2Bramhall North21386
3Wilmslow Lacey Green19793
4Cheadle Hulme South19377
5Handforth16881
6Cheadle and Gatley15564
7Heald Green15198
8Cheadle Hulme North12575
9Davenport and Cale Green5858
10Sharston (Worst)1391
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Reddish: The Ghetto of Greater Manchester

Is Cheadle Hulme rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Cheadle Hulme. 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
1Bramhall South and Woodford31308
2Bramhall North28525
3Cheadle Hulme South26990
4Wilmslow Lacey Green22073
5Heald Green20449
6Cheadle and Gatley20285
7Handforth19509
8Cheadle Hulme North18496
9Davenport and Cale Green9440
10Sharston3296
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Cheadle Hulme?

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, Cheadle Hulme rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.

BedsStockportGreater Manchester
1£600£625
2£695£650
3£825£750
4£1295£1150
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Cheadle Hulme per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Stockport (Cheadle Hulme)£729.30
2Trafford£724.10
3Manchester£634.80
4Tameside£613.30
Wages
PASSED



So, is Cheadle Hulme a nice place to live?

Is Cheadle Hulme a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.