Is Aylsham, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Aylsham. 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 8 wards nearest to the centre of Aylsham. To pass this section, 6 out of 8 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Worstead	31600
2	Erpingham	30987
3	Hevingham	30619
4	Gresham	29980
5	Aylsham	27591
6	Great Witchingham	27213
7	Buxton	24429
8	Eynesford	14351

Is Aylsham a healthy place to live?

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

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Aylsham. 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 8 wards nearest to the centre of Aylsham. To pass this section, 6 out of 8 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Great Witchingham (Best)	26856
2	Buxton	23974
3	Erpingham	23682
4	Aylsham	23027
5	Hevingham	21308
6	Eynesford	21265
7	Gresham	21081
8	Worstead	18211

Is Aylsham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 8 wards in and around Aylsham. 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, 6 out of 8 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Buxton	21295
2	Aylsham	20258
3	Great Witchingham	18049
4	Hevingham	17268
5	Worstead	14137
6	Gresham	13499
7	Erpingham	12845
8	Eynesford	12418

How affordable are the rents in Aylsham?

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, Aylsham 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 Aylsham per week?

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

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

So, is Aylsham a nice place to live?

Aylsham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Aylsham does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Aylsham are more expensive than other parts of Norfolk.

* Probably.