Is Grantham, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Grantham. 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 Grantham. 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	Belmont	30304
2	Peascliffe & Ridgeway	30012
3	Grantham Arnoldfield	26204
4	Isaac Newton	25524
5	Grantham Barrowby Gate	24364
6	Grantham St Wulfram's	20513
7	Grantham Harrowby	18430
8	Grantham Earlesfield	17154
9	Grantham Springfield	16905
10	Grantham St Vincent's	15892

Is Grantham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Grantham, 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 Grantham 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	%
Rutland	3.54
Melton	3.98
South Kesteven (Grantham)	4.76
Gedling	5.34

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Grantham. 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 Grantham. 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	Belmont (Best)	26710
2	Peascliffe & Ridgeway	26047
3	Isaac Newton	23197
4	Grantham Arnoldfield	20529
5	Grantham Springfield	19661
6	Grantham Barrowby Gate	18358
7	Grantham St Wulfram's	18246
8	Grantham St Vincent's	16828
9	Grantham Earlesfield	16169
10	Grantham Harrowby (Worst)	14095

Is Grantham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Grantham. 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	Belmont	28445
2	Grantham Arnoldfield	23543
3	Peascliffe & Ridgeway	23148
4	Grantham St Wulfram's	19299
5	Isaac Newton	18461
6	Grantham Barrowby Gate	18344
7	Grantham Springfield	16649
8	Grantham St Vincent's	15906
9	Grantham Harrowby	11243
10	Grantham Earlesfield	10747

How affordable are the rents in Grantham?

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

Beds	South Kesteven	Lincolnshire
1	£400	£465
2	£583	£575
3	£675	£675
4	£1000	£920

How much can I earn in Grantham per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rutland UA	£729.90
2	South Kesteven (Grantham)	£658.50
3	Gedling	£645.70
4	Melton	£607.10

So, is Grantham a nice place to live?

Grantham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Grantham does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Grantham are more expensive than other parts of Lincolnshire.

* Probably.