Is Holt, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Holt. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Holt. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	31235
2	Coastal	31203
3	Gresham	29980
4	Briston	29406
5	Holt	29306
6	Stibbard	28384
7	Priory	28176
8	Sheringham South	27617
9	Sheringham North	24050

Is Holt a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Holt, 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 Holt 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	%
Broadland	4.59
Norwich	5.64
North Norfolk (Holt)	6.03
Great Yarmouth	7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Holt. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Holt. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Briston (Best)	23041
2	Gresham	21081
3	Coastal	20722
4	Holt	19023
5	Priory	18778
6	Sheringham South	18236
7	Stibbard	18199
8	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	16035
9	Sheringham North	15059

Is Holt rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Holt. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Briston	17801
2	Sheringham South	17758
3	Sheringham North	16828
4	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	16369
5	Holt	16262
6	Stibbard	13689
7	Gresham	13499
8	Coastal	12699
9	Priory	11714

How affordable are the rents in Holt?

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

Beds	North Norfolk	Norfolk
1	£510	£535
2	£615	£650
3	£750	£775
4	£950	£1195

How much can I earn in Holt per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Holt, 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 Holt'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	Norwich	£648.50
3	Great Yarmouth	£624.50
4	North Norfolk (Holt)	£583.60

So, is Holt a nice place to live?

* Probably.