Is Newmarket, Suffolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Newmarket. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Newmarket. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Fordham & Isleham	30201
2	Woodditton	29085
3	Kentford & Moulton	28267
4	Burwell	26321
5	Exning	23792
6	Iceni	18213
7	Newmarket West	16586
8	Newmarket North	13167
9	Newmarket East	12103

Is Newmarket a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Newmarket, 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 Newmarket 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	%
Uttlesford	3.22
Cambridge	3.24
West Suffolk (Newmarket)	4.36
Braintree	4.44

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Newmarket. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Newmarket. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Burwell (Best)	27957
2	Woodditton	27189
3	Fordham & Isleham	26040
4	Iceni	23259
5	Exning	23256
6	Kentford & Moulton	20944
7	Newmarket West	20273
8	Newmarket East	18344
9	Newmarket North	13394

Is Newmarket rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Newmarket. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Burwell	26674
2	Woodditton	24432
3	Fordham & Isleham	23669
4	Iceni	22494
5	Exning	21957
6	Kentford & Moulton	20392
7	Newmarket West	20267
8	Newmarket East	16669
9	Newmarket North	13912

How affordable are the rents in Newmarket?

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, Newmarket 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 Newmarket per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Uttlesford	£791.50
2	Cambridge	£780.30
3	Braintree	£695.20
4	West Suffolk (Newmarket)	£637.80

So, is Newmarket a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.