Is Norwich, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Norwich. 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 Norwich. 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
1Eaton24752
2Nelson17379
3Town Close17126
4Lakenham14697
5University11431
6Sewell10274
7Thorpe Hamlet9041
8Wensum7572
9Mancroft6152
10Mile Cross5491
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Thetford is very, very scary

Is Norwich a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Norwich, 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 Norwich 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%
Broadland4.59
Norwich (Norwich)5.64
North Norfolk6.03
Great Yarmouth7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Norwich. 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 Norwich. 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
1Eaton (Best)19050
2Town Close13551
3Nelson12715
4Thorpe Hamlet7371
5Sewell7312
6University6885
7Lakenham5039
8Wensum4724
9Mile Cross3736
10Mancroft (Worst)2834
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Lowestoft: the land of gormless men & severely pale and overweight single mothers

Is Norwich rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Norwich. 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
1Eaton26705
2Town Close20121
3Nelson19997
4Thorpe Hamlet12422
5Sewell11447
6University10506
7Lakenham8362
8Wensum6782
9Mancroft6413
10Mile Cross4687
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Norwich?

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

BedsNorwichNorfolk
1£650£535
2£750£650
3£823£775
4£1400£1195
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Norwich per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Broadland£676.50
2Norwich (Norwich)£648.50
3Great Yarmouth£624.50
4North Norfolk£583.60
Wages
PASSED



So, is Norwich a nice place to live?

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