Is Norwich, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Norwich. 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 Norwich. 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	Eaton	24752
2	Nelson	17379
3	Town Close	17126
4	Lakenham	14697
5	University	11431
6	Sewell	10274
7	Thorpe Hamlet	9041
8	Wensum	7572
9	Mancroft	6152
10	Mile Cross	5491

Is Norwich a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Norwich, 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 Norwich 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	%
Broadland	4.59
Norwich (Norwich)	5.64
North Norfolk	6.03
Great Yarmouth	7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Norwich. 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 Norwich. 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	Eaton (Best)	19050
2	Town Close	13551
3	Nelson	12715
4	Thorpe Hamlet	7371
5	Sewell	7312
6	University	6885
7	Lakenham	5039
8	Wensum	4724
9	Mile Cross	3736
10	Mancroft (Worst)	2834

Is Norwich rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Norwich. 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	Eaton	26705
2	Town Close	20121
3	Nelson	19997
4	Thorpe Hamlet	12422
5	Sewell	11447
6	University	10506
7	Lakenham	8362
8	Wensum	6782
9	Mancroft	6413
10	Mile Cross	4687

How affordable are the rents in Norwich?

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

Beds	Norwich	Norfolk
1	£650	£535
2	£750	£650
3	£823	£775
4	£1400	£1195

How much can I earn in Norwich per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Norwich, 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 Norwich'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	Norwich (Norwich)	£648.50
3	Great Yarmouth	£624.50
4	North Norfolk	£583.60

So, is Norwich a nice place to live?

* Probably.