Is Wymondham, Norfolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wymondham. 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 Wymondham. 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
1Wicklewood30840
2Hingham & Deopham29816
3North Wymondham29487
4Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross28580
5Easton28495
6Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe27942
7Hethersett27458
8Forncett27177
9Central Wymondham26885
10South Wymondham26208
crime
PASSED

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Is Wymondham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wymondham, 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 Wymondham 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%
South Norfolk (Wymondham)4.35
Broadland4.59
Breckland5.46
Norwich5.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wymondham. 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 Wymondham. 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
1Forncett (Best)27998
2Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross27276
3Wicklewood24881
4Hethersett24421
5Easton23947
6North Wymondham23771
7Central Wymondham23147
8South Wymondham22037
9Hingham & Deopham19560
10Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe (Worst)18179
health
PASSED
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Is Wymondham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wymondham. 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
1Hethersett24702
2Central Wymondham24388
3Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross24171
4North Wymondham23137
5Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe21845
6Easton20753
7South Wymondham20589
8Wicklewood19350
9Forncett19188
10Hingham & Deopham17550
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Wymondham?

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

BedsSouth NorfolkNorfolk
1£595£535
2£695£650
3£825£775
4£1200£1195
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Wymondham per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Broadland£676.50
2South Norfolk (Wymondham)£656.90
3Norwich£648.50
4Breckland£629.30
Wages
PASSED



So, is Wymondham a nice place to live?

Wymondham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Wymondham are more expensive than other parts of Norfolk.

Is Wymondham a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.