Is Exmouth, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Exmouth. 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 Exmouth. 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	Woodbury & Lympstone	31530
2	Kenton & Starcross	30531
3	Exmouth Halsdon	29475
4	Exmouth Brixington	29116
5	Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh	26668
6	Dawlish South West	23814
7	Dawlish North East	22794
8	Teignmouth East	22133
9	Exmouth Littleham	21006
10	Exmouth Town	12955

Is Exmouth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Exmouth, 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 Exmouth 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
East Devon (Exmouth)	4.85
Teignbridge	5.42
Torbay	7.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Exmouth. 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 Exmouth. 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	Woodbury & Lympstone (Best)	28668
2	Exmouth Halsdon	23300
3	Exmouth Brixington	21834
4	Exmouth Littleham	21366
5	Kenton & Starcross	20823
6	Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh	19833
7	Teignmouth East	19758
8	Exmouth Town	19704
9	Dawlish South West	17851
10	Dawlish North East (Worst)	15107

Is Exmouth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Exmouth. 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	Woodbury & Lympstone	25795
2	Exmouth Halsdon	25063
3	Exmouth Brixington	22431
4	Exmouth Littleham	21048
5	Kenton & Starcross	20838
6	Teignmouth East	19218
7	Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh	19049
8	Exmouth Town	16027
9	Dawlish South West	15698
10	Dawlish North East	14077

How affordable are the rents in Exmouth?

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

Beds	East Devon	Devon
1	£560	£550
2	£725	£680
3	£875	£850
4	£1195	£1300

How much can I earn in Exmouth per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	East Devon (Exmouth)	£682.40
2	Exeter	£657.20
3	Teignbridge	£597.50
4	Torbay UA	£574.90

So, is Exmouth a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.