Is Loddon, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Loddon. 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 Loddon. 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	Rockland	32094
2	Marshes	32005
3	Brooke	31871
4	Burlingham	31830
5	Brundall	30710
6	Loddon & Chedgrave	25696
7	Thurlton	25444
8	Acle	24972
9	Lothingland	21986
10	Beccles & Worlingham	21125

Is Loddon a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Loddon, 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 Loddon 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 (Loddon)	4.35
Broadland	4.59
Norwich	5.64
Great Yarmouth	7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Loddon. 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 Loddon. 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	Brooke (Best)	27555
2	Rockland	27070
3	Marshes	25594
4	Loddon & Chedgrave	25270
5	Thurlton	24533
6	Acle	23490
7	Brundall	21900
8	Burlingham	18572
9	Beccles & Worlingham	17223
10	Lothingland (Worst)	12594

Is Loddon rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Loddon. 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	Brooke	23915
2	Rockland	23813
3	Brundall	23101
4	Acle	22548
5	Burlingham	22253
6	Loddon & Chedgrave	18647
7	Beccles & Worlingham	17864
8	Marshes	15514
9	Lothingland	14421
10	Thurlton	13735

How affordable are the rents in Loddon?

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, Loddon 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 Loddon per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Loddon, 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 Loddon'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 (Loddon)	£656.90
3	Norwich	£648.50
4	Great Yarmouth	£624.50

So, is Loddon a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.