Town's quality of life one of the best

RESIDENTS believe the quality of life and local services in Warrington are among the best in the country according to a new survey.
A high percentage of local people do not think anti-social behaviour, drink or drugs pose a serious problem in the town
The Place Survey, carried out by Communities and Local Government (CLG)is the first of its kind and replaces the Best Value Performance Indicator household survey.
It asks residents to give satisfaction ratings about their quality of life and about local services delivered by the council, the police, health services, and the voluntary sector.
Local services have received excellent satisfaction ratings from residents when compared to the other 21 unitary and metropolitan authorities in the North West and also at a national level when benchmarked against the other 92 unitary and metropolitan authorities.
Warrington continues to excel at a neighbourhood level, achieving a top five place in the North West and top 20 place nationally for:
1. The high percentage of residents who did not think anti-social behaviour was at a high level in the community was rated best in the north west.
2. The vast majority of residents are satisfied with their local area.
3. The high percentage of residents who believed people from different backgrounds get on well together.
Warrington achieves best in the North West and top 15 nationally based on residents’ perceptions based on the number of residents who do not think that people being drunk or rowdy in their neighbourhood is a problem and the high percentage of residents who believe their general health is good.
A high percentage of residents did not think that drug use or dealing was a problem in their local area and placed Warrington in the top three in the North West and top 25 nationally for that indicator.
Local services also performed well earning a top three place in the North West and top 25 place nationally as a high number of residents felt they received fair treatment by local services and were very satisfied with their household waste collection.
Local libraries were also rated top 10 in the region and top 15 nationally with local museum services perceived to be well above the national average. Local residents were so impressed with their waste disposal services that it was rated top 10 in the North West and top 20 nationally.
Leader of the council Coun Ian Marks said: “We are delighted that our residents have rated their quality of life and local services so highly. We can see from these great ratings that residents are passionate about the neighbourhoods they live in and want to work with us to further improve their quality of life.”
Coun Keith Bland, deputy leader of the council added: “These results are excellent news and confirm that Warrington is a great place to live with residents enjoying a true sense of community spirit and access to quality public services.”