Is Fakenham, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Fakenham. 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 Fakenham. 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	Bircham with Rudhams	30549
2	Walsingham	30443
3	Briston	29406
4	Stibbard	28384
5	Priory	28176
6	Hermitage	27815
7	Lancaster South	26974
8	The Raynhams	26759
9	Lancaster North	26355
10	Wells with Holkham	20653

Is Fakenham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Fakenham, 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 Fakenham 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
Breckland	5.46
Norwich	5.64
North Norfolk (Fakenham)	6.03

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Fakenham. 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 Fakenham. 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	Briston (Best)	23041
2	Hermitage	21307
3	Priory	18778
4	Lancaster North	18592
5	Stibbard	18199
6	Wells with Holkham	17822
7	Walsingham	17457
8	The Raynhams	15880
9	Bircham with Rudhams	14563
10	Lancaster South (Worst)	14363

Is Fakenham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Fakenham. 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	Lancaster North	19237
2	Briston	17801
3	Hermitage	16463
4	Lancaster South	15836
5	Wells with Holkham	14455
6	Stibbard	13689
7	Walsingham	11998
8	Priory	11714
9	Bircham with Rudhams	11058
10	The Raynhams	10172

How affordable are the rents in Fakenham?

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

Beds	North Norfolk	Norfolk
1	£510	£535
2	£615	£650
3	£750	£775
4	£950	£1195

How much can I earn in Fakenham per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Fakenham, 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 Fakenham'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	Breckland	£629.30
4	North Norfolk (Fakenham)	£583.60

So, is Fakenham a nice place to live?

* Probably.