Is Horncastle, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Horncastle. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Horncastle. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Woodhall Spa	32411
2	Metheringham	31646
3	Roughton	31485
4	Tetford & Donington	31341
5	Bardney	30493
6	Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	30388
7	Coningsby & Mareham	30163
8	Horncastle	29433
9	Halton Holegate	28381

Is Horncastle a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Horncastle, 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 Horncastle 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	%
North Kesteven	4.85
Lincoln	5.46
Boston	5.8
East Lindsey (Horncastle)	8.16

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Horncastle. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Horncastle. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Metheringham (Best)	24180
2	Tetford & Donington	20037
3	Roughton	19394
4	Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	18516
5	Bardney	16280
6	Woodhall Spa	15645
7	Coningsby & Mareham	15002
8	Horncastle	14540
9	Halton Holegate	10570

Is Horncastle rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Horncastle. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Woodhall Spa	23395
2	Metheringham	21436
3	Coningsby & Mareham	16896
4	Horncastle	14250
5	Roughton	12853
6	Bardney	12531
7	Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	11601
8	Tetford & Donington	11583
9	Halton Holegate	8610

How affordable are the rents in Horncastle?

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

Beds	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire
1	£400	£465
2	£500	£575
3	£619	£675
4	£800	£920

How much can I earn in Horncastle per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	North Kesteven	£655.80
2	Lincoln	£623.10
3	Boston	£582.40
4	East Lindsey (Horncastle)	£574.90

So, is Horncastle a nice place to live?

* Probably.