Is Hinckley, Leicestershire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hinckley. 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 Hinckley. 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	Stanton and Flamville	24043
2	Burbage Sketchley and Stretton	23277
3	Croft Hill	22980
4	Hinckley De Montfort	21827
5	Hinckley Clarendon	20318
6	Bulkington	19045
7	Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	16640
8	Barwell	16460
9	Hinckley Trinity	16118
10	Hinckley Castle	14291

Is Hinckley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hinckley, 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 Hinckley 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	%
Blaby	4.19
Rugby	4.28
Hinckley and Bosworth (Hinckley)	4.72
Nuneaton and Bedworth	5.88

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hinckley. 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 Hinckley. 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	Burbage Sketchley and Stretton (Best)	26355
2	Stanton and Flamville	22790
3	Croft Hill	22160
4	Hinckley De Montfort	21008
5	Hinckley Clarendon	20585
6	Hinckley Castle	17908
7	Barwell	17662
8	Bulkington	17184
9	Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	15984
10	Hinckley Trinity (Worst)	15003

Is Hinckley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hinckley. 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	Burbage Sketchley and Stretton	29925
2	Stanton and Flamville	24782
3	Croft Hill	23028
4	Hinckley De Montfort	22943
5	Bulkington	20688
6	Hinckley Clarendon	19700
7	Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	16599
8	Barwell	16014
9	Hinckley Trinity	15661
10	Hinckley Castle	15376

How affordable are the rents in Hinckley?

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

Beds	Hinckley and Bosworth	Leicestershire
1	£450	£495
2	£625	£625
3	£750	£750
4	£1000	£1100

How much can I earn in Hinckley per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rugby	£719.00
2	Blaby	£689.90
3	Hinckley and Bosworth (Hinckley)	£655.20
4	Nuneaton and Bedworth	£592.80

So, is Hinckley a nice place to live?

* Probably.