Is Stretford, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stretford. 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 Stretford. 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
1Flixton22181
2Davyhulme West21352
3Davyhulme East20568
4Urmston19194
5Ashton upon Mersey18750
6Gorse Hill17401
7Priory16514
8St Mary's15565
9Sale Moor13613
10Stretford9125
Crime
FAILED

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Salford - Its beyond a joke now.

Is Stretford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stretford, 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 Stretford 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%
Trafford (Stretford)4.65
Stockport5.3
Manchester5.97
Wigan6.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stretford. 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 Stretford. 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
1Priory (Best)21576
2Ashton upon Mersey19334
3Sale Moor17119
4St Mary's16934
5Davyhulme West16504
6Davyhulme East15560
7Flixton14621
8Urmston12166
9Gorse Hill10782
10Stretford (Worst)10759
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

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Is Stretford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Stretford. 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
1Ashton upon Mersey24517
2Priory23506
3Davyhulme West22444
4Flixton21469
5Davyhulme East21189
6St Mary's20685
7Sale Moor19849
8Urmston17420
9Gorse Hill13126
10Stretford11865
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Stretford?

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

BedsTraffordGreater Manchester
1£650£625
2£800£650
3£1025£750
4£1600£1150
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Stretford per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Stretford, 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 Stretford'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 (Stretford)£724.10
3Manchester£634.80
4Wigan£613.10
Wages
PASSED



So, is Stretford a nice place to live?

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