Is Sleaford, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sleaford. 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 Sleaford. 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
1Leasingham and Rauceby32535
2Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell32316
3Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham31573
4Osbournby31435
5Heckington Rural31167
6Ruskington30647
7Sleaford Holdingham26889
8Sleaford Castle22725
9Sleaford Westholme20730
10Sleaford Navigation18587
crime
PASSED

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Is Sleaford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sleaford, 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 Sleaford 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 Kesteven4.76
North Kesteven (Sleaford)4.85
South Holland5.68
Boston5.8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sleaford. 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 Sleaford. 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
1Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham (Best)29121
2Leasingham and Rauceby27195
3Heckington Rural26537
4Osbournby26142
5Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell24469
6Sleaford Holdingham20884
7Sleaford Castle20505
8Ruskington19165
9Sleaford Westholme18860
10Sleaford Navigation (Worst)17215
health
PASSED
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Is Sleaford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sleaford. 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
1Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham29350
2Leasingham and Rauceby27341
3Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell23728
4Heckington Rural21497
5Ruskington21279
6Sleaford Holdingham18850
7Sleaford Castle17485
8Osbournby14901
9Sleaford Westholme13585
10Sleaford Navigation11463
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Sleaford?

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

BedsNorth KestevenLincolnshire
1£470£465
2£587£575
3£710£675
4£970£920
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Sleaford per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1South Kesteven£658.50
2North Kesteven (Sleaford)£655.80
3South Holland£635.90
4Boston£582.40
Wages
PASSED



So, is Sleaford a nice place to live?

Sleaford has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Sleaford does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Sleaford are more expensive than other parts of Lincolnshire.

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





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