Is Holt, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

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

#WardCrime Rank
1Beeston Regis & The Runtons31235
2Coastal31203
3Gresham29980
4Briston29406
5Holt29306
6Stibbard28384
7Priory28176
8Sheringham South27617
9Sheringham North24050
crime
PASSED

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Is Holt a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Holt, 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 Holt 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%
Broadland4.59
Norwich5.64
North Norfolk (Holt)6.03
Great Yarmouth7.24

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

#WardHealth Rank
1Briston (Best)23041
2Gresham21081
3Coastal20722
4Holt19023
5Priory18778
6Sheringham South18236
7Stibbard18199
8Beeston Regis & The Runtons16035
9Sheringham North15059
health
PASSED
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Is Holt rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Holt. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Briston17801
2Sheringham South17758
3Sheringham North16828
4Beeston Regis & The Runtons16369
5Holt16262
6Stibbard13689
7Gresham13499
8Coastal12699
9Priory11714
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Holt?

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

BedsNorth NorfolkNorfolk
1£510£535
2£615£650
3£750£775
4£950£1195
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Holt per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Broadland£676.50
2Norwich£648.50
3Great Yarmouth£624.50
4North Norfolk (Holt)£583.60
Wages
FAILED



So, is Holt a nice place to live?

Is Holt a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.