Is Hunstanton, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hunstanton. 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 8 wards nearest to the centre of Hunstanton. To pass this section, 6 out of 8 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Bircham with Rudhams	30549
2	Dersingham	30467
3	The Woottons	30430
4	Brancaster	29703
5	Snettisham	28780
6	Heacham	27861
7	Gayton & Grimston	27692
8	Hunstanton	26670

Is Hunstanton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hunstanton, 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 Hunstanton 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	%
East Cambridgeshire	4.14
South Holland	5.68
Boston	5.8
King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Hunstanton)	5.93

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hunstanton. 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 8 wards nearest to the centre of Hunstanton. To pass this section, 6 out of 8 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	The Woottons (Best)	16589
2	Bircham with Rudhams	14563
3	Dersingham	12990
4	Gayton & Grimston	12386
5	Brancaster	12138
6	Snettisham	11134
7	Heacham	8641
8	Hunstanton	8018

Is Hunstanton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 8 wards in and around Hunstanton. 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, 6 out of 8 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	The Woottons	25612
2	Dersingham	17458
3	Heacham	15006
4	Snettisham	14939
5	Gayton & Grimston	13184
6	Brancaster	12187
7	Bircham with Rudhams	11058
8	Hunstanton	10852

How affordable are the rents in Hunstanton?

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

Beds	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	Norfolk
1	£525	£535
2	£650	£650
3	£750	£775
4	£1100	£1195

How much can I earn in Hunstanton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	East Cambridgeshire	£704.40
2	King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Hunstanton)	£650.60
3	South Holland	£635.90
4	Boston	£582.40

So, is Hunstanton a nice place to live?

* Probably.