Is Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

Is Newark on Trent a nice place to live or is Newark on Trent 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 Newark on Trent meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Newark on Trent?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Newark on Trent. 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 Newark on Trent. 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	Viking	31396
2	Loveden Heath	30718
3	Bassingham and Brant Broughton	29202
4	Muskham	25924
5	Balderton South	23454
6	Balderton North & Coddington	22044
7	Beacon	17144
8	Bridge	14432
9	Devon	10797
10	Castle	8725

Is Newark on Trent a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Newark on Trent, 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 Newark on Trent 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 Kesteven	4.76
Gedling	5.34
Lincoln	5.46
Newark and Sherwood (Newark on Trent)	5.8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Newark on Trent. 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 Newark on Trent. 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	Viking (Best)	30201
2	Bassingham and Brant Broughton	25792
3	Muskham	25792
4	Loveden Heath	25737
5	Balderton South	22016
6	Balderton North & Coddington	19658
7	Beacon	19534
8	Bridge	14608
9	Castle	14509
10	Devon (Worst)	12332

Is Newark on Trent rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Newark on Trent. 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	Viking	24726
2	Bassingham and Brant Broughton	23337
3	Loveden Heath	21520
4	Balderton South	21198
5	Balderton North & Coddington	19542
6	Muskham	19432
7	Beacon	17032
8	Castle	13280
9	Bridge	11607
10	Devon	10125

How affordable are the rents in Newark on Trent?

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, Newark on Trent rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Nottinghamshire.

Beds	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire
1	£450	£475
2	£555	£595
3	£650	£684
4	£1073	£1045

How much can I earn in Newark on Trent per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Newark and Sherwood (Newark on Trent)	£671.40
2	South Kesteven	£658.50
3	Gedling	£645.70
4	Lincoln	£623.10

So, is Newark on Trent a nice place to live?

* Probably.