Is Exeter, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Exeter. 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 Exeter. 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
1St Loyes26521
2Heavitree23146
3Priory21735
4Pennsylvania21687
5Newtown and St Leonard's18710
6Exwick18280
7St Thomas18240
8Duryard and St James18046
9Mincinglake and Whipton16511
10St David's14812
crime
PASSED

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Is Exeter a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Exeter, 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 Exeter 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 (Exeter)4.6
West Devon5.35
Teignbridge5.42
North Devon5.69

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Exeter. 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 Exeter. 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
1St Loyes (Best)21112
2Pennsylvania18591
3Heavitree17798
4St Thomas16403
5Exwick16132
6Newtown and St Leonard's15877
7Duryard and St James15779
8Mincinglake and Whipton15389
9Priory15204
10St David's (Worst)14897
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

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Is Exeter rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Exeter. 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
1Pennsylvania22996
2St Loyes22172
3Duryard and St James21822
4Heavitree20861
5Newtown and St Leonard's20363
6St Thomas17459
7Exwick16668
8St David's16198
9Priory15714
10Mincinglake and Whipton14373
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Exeter?

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

BedsExeterDevon
1£650£550
2£800£680
3£975£850
4£2168£1300
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Exeter per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Exeter (Exeter)£657.20
2West Devon£599.00
3Teignbridge£597.50
4North Devon£590.30
Wages
PASSED



So, is Exeter a nice place to live?

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