Is North Hykeham, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in North Hykeham?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for North Hykeham. 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 North Hykeham. 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	Waddington West	30586
2	North Hykeham Memorial	29695
3	North Hykeham Witham	29664
4	Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East	29655
5	North Hykeham Mill	29093
6	North Hykeham Forum	28284
7	North Hykeham Moor	28200
8	Hartsholme	22112
9	Witham	21126
10	Moorland	12285

Is North Hykeham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to North Hykeham, 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 North Hykeham 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 (North Hykeham)	4.85
Lincoln	5.46
Boston	5.8
Newark and Sherwood	5.8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for North Hykeham. 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 North Hykeham. 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	Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East (Best)	25715
2	North Hykeham Forum	25322
3	North Hykeham Moor	24586
4	Waddington West	23458
5	North Hykeham Mill	22291
6	North Hykeham Memorial	21676
7	North Hykeham Witham	19602
8	Hartsholme	10675
9	Witham	10242
10	Moorland (Worst)	8298

Is North Hykeham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around North Hykeham. 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	Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East	28195
2	North Hykeham Forum	27285
3	North Hykeham Moor	25044
4	Waddington West	24907
5	North Hykeham Memorial	24094
6	North Hykeham Mill	23474
7	North Hykeham Witham	19105
8	Hartsholme	18054
9	Witham	15874
10	Moorland	10620

How affordable are the rents in North Hykeham?

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

Beds	North Kesteven	Lincolnshire
1	£470	£465
2	£587	£575
3	£710	£675
4	£970	£920

How much can I earn in North Hykeham per week?

If you are thinking of moving to North Hykeham, 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 North Hykeham'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 (North Hykeham)	£655.80
3	Lincoln	£623.10
4	Boston	£582.40

So, is North Hykeham a nice place to live?

North Hykeham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in North Hykeham are more expensive than other parts of Lincolnshire.

* Probably.