Is Lincoln, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Lincoln. 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 Lincoln. 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	Cherry Willingham	30033
2	Hartsholme	22112
3	Witham	21126
4	Glebe	17472
5	Castle	15572
6	Abbey	14741
7	Carholme	14155
8	Boultham	13286
9	Minster	11789
10	Park	11092

Is Lincoln a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Lincoln, 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 Lincoln 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 (Lincoln)	5.46
Boston	5.8
Newark and Sherwood	5.8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Lincoln. 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 Lincoln. 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	Cherry Willingham (Best)	19968
2	Carholme	11395
3	Hartsholme	10675
4	Witham	10242
5	Boultham	9923
6	Castle	9552
7	Minster	8733
8	Abbey	7591
9	Glebe	7567
10	Park (Worst)	6517

Is Lincoln rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Lincoln. 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	Cherry Willingham	23181
2	Hartsholme	18054
3	Carholme	17582
4	Witham	15874
5	Boultham	15025
6	Minster	12293
7	Abbey	11701
8	Castle	11642
9	Glebe	9704
10	Park	8546

How affordable are the rents in Lincoln?

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

Beds	Lincoln	Lincolnshire
1	£525	£465
2	£620	£575
3	£695	£675
4	£910	£920

How much can I earn in Lincoln per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Newark and Sherwood	£671.40
2	North Kesteven	£655.80
3	Lincoln (Lincoln)	£623.10
4	Boston	£582.40

So, is Lincoln a nice place to live?

* Probably.