Is Gorleston, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Gorleston. 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 Gorleston. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Bradwell North29307
2Bradwell South and Hopton20698
3Gorleston18184
4Lothingland17868
5Magdalen16834
6Claydon10673
7St Andrews10225
8Southtown and Cobholm10056
9Nelson3340
10Central and Northgate2598
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Great Yarmouth - A museum of bleakness and decay

Is Gorleston a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Gorleston, 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 Gorleston 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%
South Norfolk4.35
Broadland4.59
Norwich5.64
Great Yarmouth (Gorleston)7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Gorleston. 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 Gorleston. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Bradwell North (Best)15429
2Lothingland14527
3Bradwell South and Hopton13007
4Gorleston11683
5St Andrews9809
6Magdalen7191
7Southtown and Cobholm6527
8Claydon4097
9Central and Northgate3903
10Nelson (Worst)1841
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

"Dirty GY" a.k.a Great Yarmouth

Is Gorleston rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Gorleston. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Bradwell North21862
2Bradwell South and Hopton17321
3Gorleston15006
4Lothingland14970
5St Andrews7789
6Magdalen6523
7Claydon3952
8Southtown and Cobholm3776
9Central and Northgate2250
10Nelson508
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Gorleston?

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

BedsGreat YarmouthNorfolk
1£445£535
2£575£650
3£670£775
4£900£1195
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Gorleston per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Broadland£676.50
2South Norfolk£656.90
3Norwich£648.50
4Great Yarmouth (Gorleston)£624.50
Wages
FAILED



So, is Gorleston a nice place to live?

Is Gorleston a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.