Is Macclesfield, Cheshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Macclesfield. 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 Macclesfield. 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
1Bollington27666
2Prestbury27336
3Macclesfield Tytherington26893
4Sutton21812
5Broken Cross and Upton21518
6Macclesfield West and Ivy17438
7Macclesfield Hurdsfield15605
8Macclesfield East14288
9Macclesfield Central13561
10Macclesfield South13031
Crime
FAILED

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Is Macclesfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Macclesfield, 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 Macclesfield 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
Cheshire East (Macclesfield)4.7
Stockport5.3
Staffordshire Moorlands5.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Macclesfield. 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 Macclesfield. 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
1Prestbury (Best)29089
2Bollington22784
3Macclesfield Tytherington22301
4Sutton21205
5Broken Cross and Upton18298
6Macclesfield Central16208
7Macclesfield West and Ivy15671
8Macclesfield East15427
9Macclesfield South15087
10Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Worst)9052
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Macclesfield: for a lass born and bred in Stockport, this place is odd

Is Macclesfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Macclesfield. 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
1Prestbury27912
2Macclesfield Tytherington27018
3Bollington26524
4Broken Cross and Upton23562
5Sutton20000
6Macclesfield West and Ivy19351
7Macclesfield East19169
8Macclesfield Central18456
9Macclesfield South17398
10Macclesfield Hurdsfield11893
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Macclesfield?

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

BedsCheshire East
1£495£
2£633£
3£795£
4£1400£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Macclesfield per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Stockport£729.30
2Trafford£724.10
3Staffordshire Moorlands£702.60
4Cheshire East UA (Macclesfield)£670.50
Wages
FAILED



So, is Macclesfield a nice place to live?

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