Is Winterton, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Winterton. 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 Winterton. 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
1South Hunsley30017
2Broughton and Appleby24791
3Burton upon Stather and Winterton20816
4Brigg and Wolds19800
5Barton15452
6Burringham and Gunness10737
7Crosby and Park8885
8Frodingham8763
9Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens8614
10Town6417
Crime
FAILED

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Is Winterton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Winterton, 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 Winterton 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%
West Lindsey5.6
North Lincolnshire (Winterton)6.04
Bassetlaw6.22
Kingston upon Hull, City of6.83

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Winterton. 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 Winterton. 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
1South Hunsley (Best)28668
2Broughton and Appleby17368
3Burton upon Stather and Winterton16536
4Barton16388
5Brigg and Wolds14044
6Burringham and Gunness12372
7Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens12184
8Town8849
9Frodingham8420
10Crosby and Park (Worst)8207
Health
FAILED
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Is Winterton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Winterton. 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
1South Hunsley31613
2Broughton and Appleby22053
3Burton upon Stather and Winterton19628
4Brigg and Wolds16223
5Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens15256
6Barton14821
7Burringham and Gunness12219
8Crosby and Park10496
9Town9399
10Frodingham7793
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Winterton?

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

BedsNorth Lincolnshire
1£400£
2£475£
3£550£
4£725£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Winterton per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1North Lincolnshire UA (Winterton)£653.80
2West Lindsey£643.60
3Bassetlaw£599.30
4Kingston upon Hull UA£574.70
Wages
PASSED



So, is Winterton a nice place to live?

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