Is Coningsby, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Coningsby. 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 Coningsby. 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	Woodhall Spa	32411
2	Metheringham	31646
3	Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme	31610
4	Ruskington	30647
5	Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	30388
6	Coningsby & Mareham	30163
7	Sibsey & Stickney	30119
8	Horncastle	29433
9	Halton Holegate	28381
10	Swineshead and Holland Fen	27882

Is Coningsby a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Coningsby, 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 Coningsby 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	%
North Kesteven	4.85
Lincoln	5.46
Boston	5.8
East Lindsey (Coningsby)	8.16

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Coningsby. 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 Coningsby. 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	Metheringham (Best)	24180
2	Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme	20932
3	Ruskington	19165
4	Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	18516
5	Sibsey & Stickney	16127
6	Woodhall Spa	15645
7	Coningsby & Mareham	15002
8	Horncastle	14540
9	Swineshead and Holland Fen	14528
10	Halton Holegate (Worst)	10570

Is Coningsby rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Coningsby. 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	Woodhall Spa	23395
2	Metheringham	21436
3	Ruskington	21279
4	Coningsby & Mareham	16896
5	Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme	15587
6	Horncastle	14250
7	Sibsey & Stickney	12634
8	Billinghay, Martin and North Kyme	11601
9	Swineshead and Holland Fen	10548
10	Halton Holegate	8610

How affordable are the rents in Coningsby?

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

Beds	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire
1	£400	£465
2	£500	£575
3	£619	£675
4	£800	£920

How much can I earn in Coningsby per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	North Kesteven	£655.80
2	Lincoln	£623.10
3	Boston	£582.40
4	East Lindsey (Coningsby)	£574.90

So, is Coningsby a nice place to live?

* Probably.