Is Stalham, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stalham. 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 Stalham. 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	Hoveton & Tunstead	31266
2	St. Benet's	30251
3	Blofield with South Walsham	30023
4	Hickling	29205
5	North Walsham West	28770
6	Happisburgh	27481
7	North Walsham East	26911
8	Stalham	25813
9	North Walsham Market Cross	25610
10	West Flegg	23747

Is Stalham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stalham, 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 Stalham 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 (Stalham)	6.03
Great Yarmouth	7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stalham. 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 Stalham. 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	Blofield with South Walsham (Best)	25666
2	St. Benet's	18597
3	Hickling	17243
4	Hoveton & Tunstead	16881
5	Happisburgh	16173
6	West Flegg	15950
7	Stalham	15286
8	North Walsham West	13618
9	North Walsham Market Cross	13528
10	North Walsham East (Worst)	12361

Is Stalham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Stalham. 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	Blofield with South Walsham	24667
2	North Walsham West	15362
3	North Walsham East	14956
4	North Walsham Market Cross	14652
5	St. Benet's	14460
6	Hoveton & Tunstead	14049
7	West Flegg	13988
8	Hickling	13664
9	Stalham	13449
10	Happisburgh	7961

How affordable are the rents in Stalham?

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, Stalham 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 Stalham per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Stalham, 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 Stalham'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 (Stalham)	£583.60

So, is Stalham a nice place to live?

* Probably.