Is Caister on Sea, Norfolk a nice place to live?

Is Caister on Sea a nice place to live or is Caister on Sea 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 Caister on Sea meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Caister on Sea?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Caister on Sea. 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 Caister on Sea. 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	Caister North	29387
2	Bradwell North	29307
3	Ormesby	26341
4	Caister South	22413
5	East Flegg	21845
6	Claydon	10673
7	Southtown and Cobholm	10056
8	Yarmouth North	5804
9	Nelson	3340
10	Central and Northgate	2598

Is Caister on Sea a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Caister on Sea, 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 Caister on Sea 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	5.64
North Norfolk	6.03
Great Yarmouth (Caister on Sea)	7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Caister on Sea. 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 Caister on Sea. 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	Bradwell North (Best)	15429
2	Ormesby	13535
3	Caister North	11725
4	Caister South	11350
5	East Flegg	10256
6	Yarmouth North	7963
7	Southtown and Cobholm	6527
8	Claydon	4097
9	Central and Northgate	3903
10	Nelson (Worst)	1841

Is Caister on Sea rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Caister on Sea. 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	Bradwell North	21862
2	Ormesby	15786
3	Caister North	15678
4	Caister South	13270
5	East Flegg	11483
6	Yarmouth North	6678
7	Claydon	3952
8	Southtown and Cobholm	3776
9	Central and Northgate	2250
10	Nelson	508

How affordable are the rents in Caister on Sea?

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

Beds	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk
1	£445	£535
2	£575	£650
3	£670	£775
4	£900	£1195

How much can I earn in Caister on Sea per week?

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

So, is Caister on Sea a nice place to live?

* Probably.