Is Carlton Colville, Suffolk a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Carlton Colville?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Carlton Colville. 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 Carlton Colville. 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
1Carlton Colville22432
2Beccles & Worlingham21125
3Bradwell South and Hopton20698
4Oulton Broad20060
5Carlton & Whitton17932
6Lothingland17868
7Kessingland17443
8Gunton & St Margarets14195
9Kirkley & Pakefield11843
10Harbour & Normanston5079
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Lowestoft: the land of gormless men & severely pale and overweight single mothers

Is Carlton Colville a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Carlton Colville, 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 Carlton Colville 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 Norfolk4.35
Norwich5.64
East Suffolk (Carlton Colville)5.73
Great Yarmouth7.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Carlton Colville. 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 Carlton Colville. 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
1Carlton Colville (Best)18302
2Beccles & Worlingham17223
3Lothingland14527
4Bradwell South and Hopton13007
5Oulton Broad12652
6Carlton & Whitton11659
7Kessingland9998
8Gunton & St Margarets8964
9Kirkley & Pakefield8917
10Harbour & Normanston (Worst)6193
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Lowestoft, why did the Germans fail to level it?

Is Carlton Colville rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Carlton Colville. 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
1Carlton Colville18506
2Beccles & Worlingham17864
3Bradwell South and Hopton17321
4Oulton Broad16876
5Lothingland14970
6Carlton & Whitton13167
7Gunton & St Margarets11601
8Kessingland10738
9Kirkley & Pakefield8926
10Harbour & Normanston3933
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Carlton Colville?

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

BedsEast SuffolkSuffolk
1£435£520
2£595£695
3£675£795
4£900£1250
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Carlton Colville per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1South Norfolk£656.90
2Norwich£648.50
3East Suffolk (Carlton Colville)£633.80
4Great Yarmouth£624.50
Wages
FAILED



So, is Carlton Colville a nice place to live?

Is Carlton Colville a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.