Is Staveley, Derbyshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Staveley. 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 Staveley. 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
1Brimington South27780
2Barlborough25869
3Hollingwood and Inkersall24991
4Brimington North23694
5Barrow Hill and New Whittington23016
6Old Whittington22698
7Eckington South & Renishaw22672
8Bolsover South22533
9Lowgates and Woodthorpe20391
10Middlecroft and Poolsbrook19117
crime
PASSED

Reader Opinion:

Bolsover: at night it becomes a typical dirt hole

Is Staveley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Staveley, 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 Staveley 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%
Sheffield6.03
Chesterfield (Staveley)7.24
Mansfield7.29
Bolsover7.82

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Staveley. 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 Staveley. 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
1Barlborough (Best)15655
2Eckington South & Renishaw13882
3Bolsover South6508
4Barrow Hill and New Whittington6098
5Brimington South6013
6Hollingwood and Inkersall5070
7Brimington North4596
8Old Whittington4541
9Lowgates and Woodthorpe2456
10Middlecroft and Poolsbrook (Worst)838
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Bury St Edmunds, situated between two of the worst towns in Suffolk

Is Staveley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Staveley. 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
1Barlborough21356
2Brimington South16659
3Eckington South & Renishaw14648
4Hollingwood and Inkersall13018
5Bolsover South12932
6Barrow Hill and New Whittington12288
7Old Whittington10362
8Brimington North10045
9Lowgates and Woodthorpe7716
10Middlecroft and Poolsbrook3333
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Staveley?

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

BedsChesterfieldDerbyshire
1£450£450
2£541£575
3£650£650
4£850£950
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Staveley per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Sheffield£646.30
2Chesterfield (Staveley)£605.00
3Mansfield£595.60
4Bolsover£557.40
Wages
PASSED



So, is Staveley a nice place to live?

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