Is Mildenhall, Suffolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Mildenhall. 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 Mildenhall. 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	Risby	30424
2	Fordham & Isleham	30201
3	Barrow	29159
4	Kentford & Moulton	28267
5	Manor	24123
6	The Rows	22195
7	Mildenhall Queensway	18979
8	Iceni	18213
9	Mildenhall Great Heath	18179
10	Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	17825

Is Mildenhall a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Mildenhall, 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 Mildenhall 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
West Suffolk (Mildenhall)	4.36
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	5.93
Fenland	6.38

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Mildenhall. 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 Mildenhall. 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	Barrow (Best)	28414
2	Fordham & Isleham	26040
3	Iceni	23259
4	Risby	22861
5	The Rows	21770
6	Manor	21464
7	Kentford & Moulton	20944
8	Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	19411
9	Mildenhall Queensway	17127
10	Mildenhall Great Heath (Worst)	13686

Is Mildenhall rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Mildenhall. 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	Barrow	24312
2	Fordham & Isleham	23669
3	Iceni	22494
4	Kentford & Moulton	20392
5	Mildenhall Queensway	20249
6	Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	18484
7	Manor	17838
8	Risby	16966
9	Mildenhall Great Heath	14708
10	The Rows	13460

How affordable are the rents in Mildenhall?

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

Beds	West Suffolk	Suffolk
1	£650	£520
2	£800	£695
3	£1012	£795
4	£1450	£1250

How much can I earn in Mildenhall per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Mildenhall, 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 Mildenhall'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	Fenland	£679.00
3	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	£650.60
4	West Suffolk (Mildenhall)	£637.80

So, is Mildenhall a nice place to live?

Mildenhall has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Mildenhall are more expensive than other parts of Suffolk.

* Probably.