Is Hingham, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hingham. 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 Hingham. 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	Hingham & Deopham	29816
2	North Wymondham	29487
3	Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft	28853
4	Mattishall	28655
5	Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe	27942
6	Dereham Toftwood	27642
7	Shipdham-with-Scarning	27576
8	Central Wymondham	26885
9	South Wymondham	26208
10	Saham Toney	23810

Is Hingham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hingham, 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 Hingham 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 Norfolk (Hingham)	4.35
Broadland	4.59
Breckland	5.46
Norwich	5.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hingham. 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 Hingham. 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	North Wymondham (Best)	23771
2	Central Wymondham	23147
3	South Wymondham	22037
4	Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft	20470
5	Mattishall	20412
6	Hingham & Deopham	19560
7	Shipdham-with-Scarning	19526
8	Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe	18179
9	Dereham Toftwood	17617
10	Saham Toney (Worst)	14674

Is Hingham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hingham. 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	Central Wymondham	24388
2	North Wymondham	23137
3	Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft	23087
4	Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe	21845
5	Dereham Toftwood	20827
6	South Wymondham	20589
7	Hingham & Deopham	17550
8	Shipdham-with-Scarning	17541
9	Mattishall	17513
10	Saham Toney	12640

How affordable are the rents in Hingham?

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

Beds	South Norfolk	Norfolk
1	£595	£535
2	£695	£650
3	£825	£775
4	£1200	£1195

How much can I earn in Hingham per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Hingham, 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 Hingham'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	South Norfolk (Hingham)	£656.90
3	Norwich	£648.50
4	Breckland	£629.30

So, is Hingham a nice place to live?

Hingham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Hingham are more expensive than other parts of Norfolk.

* Probably.