Is Wisbech, Cambridgeshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wisbech. 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 Wisbech. 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	Roman Bank	16819
2	Emneth & Outwell	15966
3	Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	15791
4	Waterlees Village	14801
5	Staithe	11782
6	Octavia Hill	9859
7	Medworth	6761
8	Peckover	5549
9	Clarkson	5251

Is Wisbech a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wisbech, 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 Wisbech 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	%
East Cambridgeshire	4.14
Peterborough	5.11
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	5.93
Fenland (Wisbech)	6.38

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wisbech. 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 Wisbech. 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	Emneth & Outwell (Best)	9133
2	Peckover	8528
3	Roman Bank	8376
4	Clarkson	8152
5	Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	7718
6	Staithe	4706
7	Waterlees Village	4673
8	Octavia Hill	4248
9	Medworth	3737

Is Wisbech rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Wisbech. 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	Emneth & Outwell	10357
2	Roman Bank	9218
3	Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	8848
4	Peckover	8310
5	Staithe	8240
6	Octavia Hill	7205
7	Clarkson	7203
8	Waterlees Village	5379
9	Medworth	4154

How affordable are the rents in Wisbech?

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

Beds	Fenland	Cambridgeshire
1	£500	£795
2	£650	£850
3	£750	£1050
4	£1000	£1500

How much can I earn in Wisbech per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	East Cambridgeshire	£704.40
2	Fenland (Wisbech)	£679.00
3	Peterborough UA	£667.70
4	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	£650.60

So, is Wisbech a nice place to live?

* Probably.