Is Crowland, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Crowland. 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 Crowland. 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
1Market & West Deeping30776
2Deeping St James29897
3Moulton, Weston and Cowbit27758
4Whaplode and Holbeach St John's24083
5Werrington21955
6Gunthorpe13325
7Eye, Thorney and Newborough10457
8Paston and Walton6908
9Park6875
10Dogsthorpe2331
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Corby...the name says it all!

Is Crowland a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Crowland, 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 Crowland 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%
Peterborough5.11
South Holland (Crowland)5.68
Fenland6.38

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Crowland. 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 Crowland. 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
1Deeping St James (Best)25385
2Market & West Deeping21037
3Moulton, Weston and Cowbit20062
4Whaplode and Holbeach St John's18228
5Park14292
6Werrington14020
7Gunthorpe11782
8Eye, Thorney and Newborough11228
9Paston and Walton7996
10Dogsthorpe (Worst)5676
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Peterborough - there is no culture

Is Crowland rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Crowland. 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
1Deeping St James27876
2Market & West Deeping23491
3Werrington19188
4Moulton, Weston and Cowbit18014
5Gunthorpe14910
6Whaplode and Holbeach St John's14132
7Park12609
8Eye, Thorney and Newborough12593
9Paston and Walton8574
10Dogsthorpe4357
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Crowland?

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

BedsSouth HollandLincolnshire
1£520£465
2£650£575
3£750£675
4£900£920
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Crowland per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Fenland£679.00
2Peterborough UA£667.70
3South Holland (Crowland)£635.90
Wages
FAILED



So, is Crowland a nice place to live?

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