Is Mossley, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Mossley. 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 Mossley. 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
1Saddleworth South18419
2Mossley10263
3Saddleworth West and Lees8006
4Dukinfield Stalybridge7876
5Stalybridge North7558
6Ashton Hurst5778
7St Mary's4037
8Waterhead3715
9Ashton St Michael's2649
10Alexandra2588
Crime
FAILED

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Is Mossley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Mossley, 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 Mossley 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
Manchester5.97
Oldham6.27
Tameside (Mossley)6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Mossley. 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 Mossley. 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
1Saddleworth South (Best)21272
2Saddleworth West and Lees10818
3Waterhead8403
4Dukinfield Stalybridge7968
5Mossley7623
6Ashton Hurst6432
7Stalybridge North5741
8Ashton St Michael's4484
9St Mary's4168
10Alexandra (Worst)3389
Health
FAILED
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Is Mossley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Mossley. 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
1Saddleworth South26349
2Saddleworth West and Lees13676
3Dukinfield Stalybridge12507
4Mossley12218
5Ashton Hurst9234
6Stalybridge North9024
7Waterhead8500
8Ashton St Michael's6642
9St Mary's2136
10Alexandra1990
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Mossley?

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

BedsTamesideGreater Manchester
1£495£625
2£575£650
3£695£750
4£900£1150
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Mossley per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Trafford£724.10
2Manchester£634.80
3Tameside (Mossley)£613.30
4Oldham£593.80
Wages
FAILED



So, is Mossley a nice place to live?

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