Is Hornsea, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hornsea. 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 Hornsea. 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
1Beverley Rural30628
2East Wolds and Coastal25466
3Mid Holderness22288
4North Holderness20633
5Minster and Woodmansey20166
6South East Holderness16021
7Kingswood13380
8Ings11696
9Longhill & Bilton Grange7506
10North Carr5754
Crime
FAILED

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Is Hornsea a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hornsea, 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 Hornsea 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%
East Riding of Yorkshire (Hornsea)5.38
North East Lincolnshire6.5
Kingston upon Hull, City of6.83
East Lindsey8.16

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hornsea. 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 Hornsea. 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
1Beverley Rural (Best)28146
2Minster and Woodmansey22830
3Mid Holderness22783
4East Wolds and Coastal21767
5North Holderness15721
6Kingswood14241
7South East Holderness13132
8Ings8332
9Longhill & Bilton Grange5296
10North Carr (Worst)4851
Health
FAILED
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Is Hornsea rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hornsea. 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
1Beverley Rural27735
2Minster and Woodmansey21219
3Kingswood20460
4Mid Holderness19337
5East Wolds and Coastal18578
6North Holderness14771
7Ings10433
8South East Holderness9752
9Longhill & Bilton Grange5602
10North Carr5514
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Hornsea?

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

BedsEast Riding of Yorkshire
1£395£
2£525£
3£650£
4£925£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Hornsea per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1North East Lincolnshire UA£663.40
2East Riding of Yorkshire UA (Hornsea)£660.00
3East Lindsey£574.90
4Kingston upon Hull UA£574.70
Wages
PASSED



So, is Hornsea a nice place to live?

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