Is Rackheath, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Rackheath. 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 Rackheath. 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	Sprowston East	30097
2	Plumstead	29820
3	Wroxham	29031
4	Sprowston Central	26859
5	Thorpe St Andrew North West	26761
6	Old Catton and Sprowston West	26303
7	Coltishall	23790
8	Catton Grove	12705
9	Sewell	10274
10	Crome	9695

Is Rackheath a healthy place to live?

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

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Rackheath. 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 Rackheath. 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	Plumstead (Best)	27295
2	Sprowston East	25101
3	Old Catton and Sprowston West	24458
4	Sprowston Central	22806
5	Coltishall	22114
6	Wroxham	20211
7	Thorpe St Andrew North West	19672
8	Catton Grove	9057
9	Sewell	7312
10	Crome (Worst)	5342

Is Rackheath rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Rackheath. 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	Sprowston East	26769
2	Old Catton and Sprowston West	25471
3	Plumstead	23780
4	Thorpe St Andrew North West	21592
5	Wroxham	21150
6	Sprowston Central	20959
7	Coltishall	19419
8	Sewell	11447
9	Catton Grove	10525
10	Crome	7181

How affordable are the rents in Rackheath?

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

Beds	Broadland	Norfolk
1	£575	£535
2	£700	£650
3	£805	£775
4	£1100	£1195

How much can I earn in Rackheath per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broadland (Rackheath)	£676.50
2	Norwich	£648.50
3	Great Yarmouth	£624.50
4	North Norfolk	£583.60

So, is Rackheath a nice place to live?

* Probably.