Is Wragby, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wragby. 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 Wragby. 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	Sudbrooke	32693
2	Branston	32395
3	Heighington and Washingborough	32071
4	Roughton	31485
5	Tetford & Donington	31341
6	Bardney	30493
7	Cherry Willingham	30033
8	Horncastle	29433
9	Wragby	27861
10	Market Rasen	25193

Is Wragby a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wragby, 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 Wragby 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 (Wragby)	8.16

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wragby. 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 Wragby. 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	Heighington and Washingborough (Best)	25218
2	Sudbrooke	20695
3	Tetford & Donington	20037
4	Cherry Willingham	19968
5	Roughton	19394
6	Branston	19010
7	Bardney	16280
8	Market Rasen	16229
9	Horncastle	14540
10	Wragby (Worst)	13640

Is Wragby rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wragby. 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	Heighington and Washingborough	28093
2	Sudbrooke	27102
3	Cherry Willingham	23181
4	Branston	21739
5	Market Rasen	15956
6	Horncastle	14250
7	Roughton	12853
8	Bardney	12531
9	Tetford & Donington	11583
10	Wragby	10533

How affordable are the rents in Wragby?

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, Wragby 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 Wragby per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Wragby, 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 Wragby'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 (Wragby)	£574.90

So, is Wragby a nice place to live?

* Probably.