Is Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Cleethorpes. 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 Cleethorpes. 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
1Humberston and New Waltham25620
2Scartho25435
3Haverstoe15500
4Croft Baker7595
5Heneage4336
6Park3959
7Sidney Sussex2946
8South2473
9West Marsh1364
10East Marsh1154
Crime
FAILED

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Is Cleethorpes a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Cleethorpes, 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 Cleethorpes 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 East Lincolnshire (Cleethorpes)6.5
Kingston upon Hull, City of6.83
East Lindsey8.16

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Cleethorpes. 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 Cleethorpes. 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
1Scartho (Best)19067
2Haverstoe18679
3Humberston and New Waltham17505
4Park13783
5Heneage8999
6Croft Baker8301
7Sidney Sussex6824
8West Marsh5248
9South4674
10East Marsh (Worst)4080
Health
FAILED
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Is Cleethorpes rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Cleethorpes. 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
1Scartho24020
2Humberston and New Waltham23826
3Haverstoe23371
4Park13203
5Heneage7322
6Croft Baker7050
7Sidney Sussex5484
8South3291
9West Marsh1629
10East Marsh1216
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Cleethorpes?

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

BedsNorth East Lincolnshire
1£375£
2£475£
3£500£
4£710£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Cleethorpes per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1North East Lincolnshire UA (Cleethorpes)£663.40
2West Lindsey£643.60
3East Lindsey£574.90
4Kingston upon Hull UA£574.70
Wages
PASSED



So, is Cleethorpes a nice place to live?

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