Is Gorleston, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Gorleston. 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 Gorleston. 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	Bradwell North	29307
2	Bradwell South and Hopton	20698
3	Gorleston	18184
4	Lothingland	17868
5	Magdalen	16834
6	Claydon	10673
7	St Andrews	10225
8	Southtown and Cobholm	10056
9	Nelson	3340
10	Central and Northgate	2598

Is Gorleston a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Gorleston, 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 Gorleston 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 Norfolk	4.35
Broadland	4.59
Norwich	5.64
Great Yarmouth (Gorleston)	7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Gorleston. 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 Gorleston. 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	Bradwell North (Best)	15429
2	Lothingland	14527
3	Bradwell South and Hopton	13007
4	Gorleston	11683
5	St Andrews	9809
6	Magdalen	7191
7	Southtown and Cobholm	6527
8	Claydon	4097
9	Central and Northgate	3903
10	Nelson (Worst)	1841

Is Gorleston rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Gorleston. 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	Bradwell North	21862
2	Bradwell South and Hopton	17321
3	Gorleston	15006
4	Lothingland	14970
5	St Andrews	7789
6	Magdalen	6523
7	Claydon	3952
8	Southtown and Cobholm	3776
9	Central and Northgate	2250
10	Nelson	508

How affordable are the rents in Gorleston?

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

Beds	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk
1	£445	£535
2	£575	£650
3	£670	£775
4	£900	£1195

How much can I earn in Gorleston per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broadland	£676.50
2	South Norfolk	£656.90
3	Norwich	£648.50
4	Great Yarmouth (Gorleston)	£624.50

So, is Gorleston a nice place to live?

* Probably.