Is Over Woodhouse, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Over Woodhouse?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Over Woodhouse. 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 Over Woodhouse. 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
1Belper North32038
2Heage and Ambergate30731
3Belper South29569
4Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook29169
5Belper Central28956
6Belper East28603
7Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse25365
8Heanor and Loscoe23958
9Heanor East20069
10Heanor West15450
crime
PASSED

Reader Opinion:

Heanor the land where chavy teens rule.

Is Over Woodhouse a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Over Woodhouse, 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 Over Woodhouse 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%
Broxtowe5.16
Amber Valley (Over Woodhouse)5.63
Erewash5.66
Ashfield7.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Over Woodhouse. 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 Over Woodhouse. 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
1Heage and Ambergate (Best)20690
2Belper North19825
3Belper East19647
4Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook19266
5Belper South18441
6Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse16930
7Belper Central14520
8Heanor and Loscoe13650
9Heanor East11955
10Heanor West (Worst)9754
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Keighley a.k.a K-towwwwn

Is Over Woodhouse rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Over Woodhouse. 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
1Belper East26133
2Belper North25335
3Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook22842
4Belper Central21225
5Heage and Ambergate20694
6Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse20021
7Belper South18998
8Heanor and Loscoe14520
9Heanor East14518
10Heanor West12333
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Over Woodhouse?

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

BedsAmber ValleyDerbyshire
1£440£450
2£550£575
3£650£650
4£895£950
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Over Woodhouse per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Broxtowe£666.10
2Amber Valley (Over Woodhouse)£662.90
3Erewash£659.90
4Ashfield£605.80
Wages
PASSED



So, is Over Woodhouse a nice place to live?

Is Over Woodhouse a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.