Is Stamford, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stamford. 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 Stamford. 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	Normanton	32324
2	Casewick	32059
3	Stamford St John's	30429
4	Ketton	30361
5	Stamford All Saints	28264
6	Stamford St George's	28067
7	Ryhall & Casterton	26883
8	Barnack	25677
9	Stamford St Mary's	22815
10	Wittering	20268

Is Stamford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stamford, 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 Stamford 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	%
Rutland	3.54
South Kesteven (Stamford)	4.76
Peterborough	5.11

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stamford. 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 Stamford. 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	Normanton (Best)	32065
2	Stamford St John's	29472
3	Ryhall & Casterton	28998
4	Ketton	28226
5	Casewick	27992
6	Stamford St Mary's	24947
7	Stamford All Saints	23803
8	Barnack	23171
9	Stamford St George's	21325
10	Wittering (Worst)	18381

Is Stamford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Stamford. 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	Stamford St John's	31569
2	Normanton	31367
3	Casewick	26981
4	Ryhall & Casterton	26872
5	Ketton	24609
6	Stamford All Saints	23745
7	Barnack	22379
8	Wittering	22121
9	Stamford St George's	21431
10	Stamford St Mary's	20982

How affordable are the rents in Stamford?

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

Beds	South Kesteven	Lincolnshire
1	£400	£465
2	£583	£575
3	£675	£675
4	£1000	£920

How much can I earn in Stamford per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rutland UA	£729.90
2	Peterborough UA	£667.70
3	South Kesteven (Stamford)	£658.50

So, is Stamford a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.