Is Louth, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Louth. 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 Louth. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Grimoldby31908
2Tetford & Donington31341
3St Michael's31275
4St Margaret's29216
5Binbrook28183
6St Mary's27182
7North Holme26823
8Trinity25928
9Legbourne25414
10Priory & St James'17329
crime
PASSED

Reader Opinion:

Epsom: the not-so-salubrious suburb

Is Louth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Louth, 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 Louth 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%
North Kesteven4.85
Boston5.8
North East Lincolnshire6.5
East Lindsey (Louth)8.16

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Louth. 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 Louth. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Tetford & Donington (Best)20037
2Binbrook15722
3Grimoldby13146
4Legbourne12676
5St Mary's10995
6St Margaret's7219
7St Michael's7196
8Priory & St James'6840
9Trinity4440
10North Holme (Worst)3754
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

North Cheam, you could mistake that whole area for a war torn country

Is Louth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Louth. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1St Mary's21309
2Grimoldby19009
3St Michael's16939
4St Margaret's14054
5Priory & St James'12755
6Binbrook11597
7Tetford & Donington11583
8Legbourne9591
9North Holme7857
10Trinity3982
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Louth?

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

BedsEast LindseyLincolnshire
1£400£465
2£500£575
3£619£675
4£800£920
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Louth per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1North East Lincolnshire UA£663.40
2North Kesteven£655.80
3Boston£582.40
4East Lindsey (Louth)£574.90
Wages
FAILED



So, is Louth a nice place to live?

Is Louth a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.