Is Lytham St Annes a nice place to live or is Lytham St Annes 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 Lytham St Annes meets our criteria.
How likely are you to a victim of crime in Lytham St Annes?
The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Lytham St Annes. 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 Lytham St Annes. 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 | Park | 28879 |
| 2 | Fairhaven | 27297 |
| 3 | St Johns | 26458 |
| 4 | Kilnhouse | 25700 |
| 5 | Heyhouses | 24988 |
| 6 | Ansdell | 24253 |
| 7 | Clifton | 22254 |
| 8 | Stanley | 21400 |
| 9 | Ashton | 21074 |
| 10 | Central | 13636 |
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Is Lytham St Annes a healthy place to live?
If you are thinking of moving to Lytham St Annes, 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 Lytham St Annes 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 | % |
|---|---|
| Preston | 5.57 |
| Fylde (Lytham St Annes) | 5.78 |
| Wyre | 6.92 |
| Blackpool | 9.13 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Lytham St Annes. 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 Lytham St Annes. 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 | St Johns (Best) | 20005 |
| 2 | Park | 16300 |
| 3 | Ansdell | 15545 |
| 4 | Clifton | 14167 |
| 5 | Fairhaven | 13335 |
| 6 | Kilnhouse | 11562 |
| 7 | Heyhouses | 10736 |
| 8 | Ashton | 8571 |
| 9 | Central | 4481 |
| 10 | Stanley (Worst) | 4252 |
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Is Lytham St Annes rough?
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Lytham St Annes. 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 | St Johns | 24776 |
| 2 | Ansdell | 24741 |
| 3 | Clifton | 23333 |
| 4 | Park | 23123 |
| 5 | Fairhaven | 18428 |
| 6 | Heyhouses | 16877 |
| 7 | Kilnhouse | 16212 |
| 8 | Ashton | 14461 |
| 9 | Stanley | 10099 |
| 10 | Central | 6728 |
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How affordable are the rents in Lytham St Annes?
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, Lytham St Annes rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Lancashire.
| Beds | Fylde | Lancashire |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £450 | £450 |
| 2 | £575 | £535 |
| 3 | £700 | £625 |
| 4 | £950 | £875 |
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How much can I earn in Lytham St Annes per week?
If you are thinking of moving to Lytham St Annes, 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 Lytham St Annes's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.
| # | Local Authority | Median Pw |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fylde (Lytham St Annes) | £725.50 |
| 2 | Preston | £654.20 |
| 3 | Wyre | £635.40 |
| 4 | Blackpool UA | £532.90 |
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So, is Lytham St Annes a nice place to live?
NO*
