Is Chudleigh, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Chudleigh. 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 Chudleigh. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Haytor	31232
2	Kenton & Starcross	30531
3	Bishopsteignton	29947
4	Chudleigh	28130
5	Bovey	27719
6	Bradley	26002
7	Kingsteignton East	25761
8	Dawlish North East	22794
9	Kingsteignton West	22394
10	Bushell	10959

Is Chudleigh a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Chudleigh, 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 Chudleigh 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	%
Exeter	4.6
South Hams	5
Teignbridge (Chudleigh)	5.42
Torbay	7.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Chudleigh. 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 Chudleigh. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Haytor (Best)	25059
2	Bishopsteignton	24298
3	Bovey	21674
4	Chudleigh	21668
5	Kenton & Starcross	20823
6	Kingsteignton East	20348
7	Bradley	19539
8	Kingsteignton West	17896
9	Dawlish North East	15107
10	Bushell (Worst)	12274

Is Chudleigh rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Chudleigh. 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

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Bishopsteignton	28973
2	Haytor	23788
3	Bovey	22610
4	Kingsteignton East	21720
5	Chudleigh	21646
6	Kenton & Starcross	20838
7	Bradley	19093
8	Kingsteignton West	18513
9	Dawlish North East	14077
10	Bushell	11617

How affordable are the rents in Chudleigh?

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

Beds	Teignbridge	Devon
1	£548	£550
2	£695	£680
3	£850	£850
4	£1200	£1300

How much can I earn in Chudleigh per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	South Hams	£669.00
2	Exeter	£657.20
3	Teignbridge (Chudleigh)	£597.50
4	Torbay UA	£574.90

So, is Chudleigh a nice place to live?

Chudleigh has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Chudleigh are more expensive than other parts of Devon.

* Probably.