Is Bourne, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bourne. 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 Bourne. 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
1Casewick32059
2Morton31114
3Dole Wood30873
4Market & West Deeping30776
5Bourne Austerby28963
6Bourne West28474
7Bourne East27973
8Pinchbeck and Surfleet27410
9Glen25987
10Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas21944
crime
PASSED

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Is Bourne a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bourne, 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 Bourne 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 Kesteven (Bourne)4.76
Peterborough5.11
South Holland5.68

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bourne. 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 Bourne. 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
1Dole Wood (Best)30153
2Glen28073
3Casewick27992
4Morton25494
5Bourne West25474
6Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas22160
7Bourne Austerby21600
8Market & West Deeping21037
9Pinchbeck and Surfleet20738
10Bourne East (Worst)20126
health
PASSED
Reader Opinion:

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Is Bourne rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bourne. 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
1Bourne West28634
2Casewick26981
3Bourne Austerby24833
4Dole Wood24685
5Morton23893
6Market & West Deeping23491
7Glen20975
8Bourne East20154
9Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas17163
10Pinchbeck and Surfleet17075
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Bourne?

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

BedsSouth KestevenLincolnshire
1£400£465
2£583£575
3£675£675
4£1000£920
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Bourne per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Peterborough UA£667.70
2South Kesteven (Bourne)£658.50
3South Holland£635.90
Wages
PASSED



So, is Bourne a nice place to live?

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

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