Is Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Godmanchester. 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 Godmanchester. 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	The Stukeleys	26840
2	Buckden	25376
3	Brampton	24829
4	Hemingford Grey & Houghton	24533
5	Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots	24272
6	Fenstanton	22564
7	Great Paxton	21418
8	St Ives West	19535
9	Huntingdon East	16582
10	Huntingdon North	15791

Is Godmanchester a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Godmanchester, 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 Godmanchester 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	%
Cambridge	3.24
South Cambridgeshire	3.43
Huntingdonshire (Godmanchester)	4.23
Fenland	6.38

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Godmanchester. 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 Godmanchester. 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	Buckden (Best)	29689
2	Hemingford Grey & Houghton	28577
3	Great Paxton	28131
4	Fenstanton	26171
5	St Ives West	25278
6	Brampton	25179
7	Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots	24460
8	The Stukeleys	23536
9	Huntingdon East	17401
10	Huntingdon North (Worst)	15012

Is Godmanchester rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Godmanchester. 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	Buckden	27753
2	Hemingford Grey & Houghton	27415
3	Fenstanton	27335
4	Brampton	25733
5	Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots	25326
6	The Stukeleys	24977
7	St Ives West	23802
8	Great Paxton	22815
9	Huntingdon East	15186
10	Huntingdon North	13333

How affordable are the rents in Godmanchester?

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

Beds	Huntingdonshire	Cambridgeshire
1	£600	£795
2	£750	£850
3	£900	£1050
4	£1300	£1500

How much can I earn in Godmanchester per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	South Cambridgeshire	£811.80
2	Cambridge	£780.30
3	Huntingdonshire (Godmanchester)	£705.60
4	Fenland	£679.00

So, is Godmanchester a nice place to live?

Godmanchester has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.

* Probably.