Best way of judging an area?

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We are looking at moving house (after 30-odd years in the same place). The new house will be a big step-up "size wise" and "money-wise" so, preferably, I don't want to risk moving into a dodgy area.

Is there any way of judging how "nice"/"decent" an area is?

TIA

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Jonathan27 said:

Take a look at what sort of cars people have parked on their drives.

A drive-by last week suggested quite a few Builders vans.....

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wseed said:

There used to be a site called "Up My Street" I think it's now renamed to this one http://www.findahood.com/locations that has statistics on areas crime, education...

As others have said though there's no substitute for how you feel while you're there.

Thanks. That was useful (if a bit off-putting). The postcode gives higher-than-average scores for crime, ASB, and single parents. I'm not sure if it's being distorted by a nearby Council estate

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Errr...ignore my profile...it's a p155take of "The Wrong Manns"

I'm an accountant, working in North Manchester, not far from Bury.

The links posted (Findahood / Police) were informative if a bit worrying - seems to be a fair amount of ASB - I think I'll spend a couple of evenings driving round to see what it's like. It's one of those areas where the stats could quite easily be distorted because "Good" areas are very close to "Not so Good" areas.

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anonymous said:

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You think right