Is Broadstairs, Kent a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Broadstairs. 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 Broadstairs. 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	Bradstowe	19747
2	Kingsgate	17053
3	St Peters	14015
4	Beacon Road	12442
5	Viking	11411
6	Cliftonville East	11328
7	Sir Moses Montefiore	7497
8	Eastcliff	2773
9	Northwood	2461
10	Central Harbour	1904

Is Broadstairs a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Broadstairs, 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 Broadstairs 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	%
Canterbury	5.1
Dover	6.19
Folkestone and Hythe	6.49
Thanet (Broadstairs)	7.23

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Broadstairs. 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 Broadstairs. 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	Kingsgate (Best)	24876
2	Bradstowe	22145
3	Viking	19698
4	St Peters	16760
5	Cliftonville East	16363
6	Beacon Road	12923
7	Sir Moses Montefiore	12135
8	Central Harbour	9187
9	Eastcliff	7345
10	Northwood (Worst)	4998

Is Broadstairs rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Broadstairs. 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	Bradstowe	22418
2	Kingsgate	21109
3	St Peters	19450
4	Viking	19266
5	Cliftonville East	17326
6	Sir Moses Montefiore	12602
7	Beacon Road	11637
8	Central Harbour	6267
9	Northwood	4596
10	Eastcliff	4474

How affordable are the rents in Broadstairs?

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

Beds	Thanet	Kent
1	£550	£685
2	£735	£860
3	£925	£1050
4	£1200	£1498

How much can I earn in Broadstairs per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Folkestone and Hythe	£687.70
2	Dover	£681.80
3	Canterbury	£667.40
4	Thanet (Broadstairs)	£613.70

So, is Broadstairs a nice place to live?

* Probably.