Is Bourne, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bourne. 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 Bourne. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Casewick	32059
2	Morton	31114
3	Dole Wood	30873
4	Market & West Deeping	30776
5	Bourne Austerby	28963
6	Bourne West	28474
7	Bourne East	27973
8	Pinchbeck and Surfleet	27410
9	Glen	25987
10	Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas	21944

Is Bourne a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bourne, 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 Bourne 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	%
South Kesteven (Bourne)	4.76
Peterborough	5.11
South Holland	5.68

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bourne. 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 Bourne. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Dole Wood (Best)	30153
2	Glen	28073
3	Casewick	27992
4	Morton	25494
5	Bourne West	25474
6	Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas	22160
7	Bourne Austerby	21600
8	Market & West Deeping	21037
9	Pinchbeck and Surfleet	20738
10	Bourne East (Worst)	20126

Is Bourne rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bourne. 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

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Bourne West	28634
2	Casewick	26981
3	Bourne Austerby	24833
4	Dole Wood	24685
5	Morton	23893
6	Market & West Deeping	23491
7	Glen	20975
8	Bourne East	20154
9	Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas	17163
10	Pinchbeck and Surfleet	17075

How affordable are the rents in Bourne?

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

Beds	South Kesteven	Lincolnshire
1	£400	£465
2	£583	£575
3	£675	£675
4	£1000	£920

How much can I earn in Bourne per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Peterborough UA	£667.70
2	South Kesteven (Bourne)	£658.50
3	South Holland	£635.90

So, is Bourne a nice place to live?

Bourne has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Bourne are more expensive than other parts of Lincolnshire.

* Probably.