Is Sheringham, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sheringham. 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 Sheringham. 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	Poppyland	32335
2	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	31235
3	Erpingham	30987
4	Gresham	29980
5	Holt	29306
6	Suffield Park	28414
7	Sheringham South	27617
8	Sheringham North	24050
9	Cromer Town	23935

Is Sheringham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sheringham, 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 Sheringham 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	%
Broadland	4.59
Norwich	5.64
North Norfolk (Sheringham)	6.03
Great Yarmouth	7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sheringham. 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 Sheringham. 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	Erpingham (Best)	23682
2	Gresham	21081
3	Holt	19023
4	Poppyland	18861
5	Sheringham South	18236
6	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	16035
7	Sheringham North	15059
8	Suffield Park	10904
9	Cromer Town	8840

Is Sheringham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Sheringham. 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	Sheringham South	17758
2	Sheringham North	16828
3	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	16369
4	Holt	16262
5	Suffield Park	14814
6	Gresham	13499
7	Erpingham	12845
8	Poppyland	11959
9	Cromer Town	11370

How affordable are the rents in Sheringham?

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

Beds	North Norfolk	Norfolk
1	£510	£535
2	£615	£650
3	£750	£775
4	£950	£1195

How much can I earn in Sheringham per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broadland	£676.50
2	Norwich	£648.50
3	Great Yarmouth	£624.50
4	North Norfolk (Sheringham)	£583.60

So, is Sheringham a nice place to live?

* Probably.