Is Whitworth, Lancashire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Whitworth. 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 Whitworth. 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
1Healey and Whitworth14750
2Facit and Shawforth10515
3Irwell9642
4Greensclough8717
5Wardle and West Littleborough8655
6Stacksteads6982
7Healey6263
8Spotland and Falinge4191
9Smallbridge and Firgrove2556
10Central Rochdale1365
Crime
FAILED

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Is Whitworth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Whitworth, 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 Whitworth 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%
Bury5.56
Rossendale (Whitworth)6.12
Rochdale6.41
Burnley6.99

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Whitworth. 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 Whitworth. 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
1Healey and Whitworth (Best)13681
2Facit and Shawforth11938
3Healey9859
4Greensclough8817
5Wardle and West Littleborough8479
6Irwell7522
7Spotland and Falinge7135
8Stacksteads4917
9Smallbridge and Firgrove3951
10Central Rochdale (Worst)2803
Health
FAILED
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Is Whitworth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Whitworth. 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
1Healey and Whitworth15535
2Wardle and West Littleborough13597
3Healey13245
4Facit and Shawforth10302
5Spotland and Falinge9837
6Greensclough9587
7Irwell7811
8Smallbridge and Firgrove4806
9Stacksteads4627
10Central Rochdale1645
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Whitworth?

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

BedsRossendaleLancashire
1£425£450
2£495£535
3£625£625
4£788£875
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Whitworth per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Rochdale£645.30
2Bury£629.90
3Rossendale (Whitworth)£601.50
4Burnley£578.30
Wages
FAILED



So, is Whitworth a nice place to live?

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