Is North Tawton, Devon a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in North Tawton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for North Tawton. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of North Tawton. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Taw	32297
2	Exbourne	31728
3	Winkleigh	30158
4	Upper Yeo	29478
5	South Tawton	28526
6	Drewsteignton	27752
7	Hatherleigh	27683
8	Okehampton North	23257
9	Okehampton South	23257

Is North Tawton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to North Tawton, 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 North Tawton 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
West Devon (North Tawton)	5.35
North Devon	5.69
Torridge	6.01

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for North Tawton. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of North Tawton. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Taw (Best)	31457
2	Upper Yeo	28304
3	Drewsteignton	27037
4	Exbourne	24806
5	Hatherleigh	19780
6	South Tawton	18156
7	Winkleigh	17576
8	Okehampton North	16954
9	Okehampton South	16954

Is North Tawton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around North Tawton. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Okehampton North	15562
2	Okehampton South	15562
3	South Tawton	15504
4	Upper Yeo	14913
5	Drewsteignton	14912
6	Exbourne	14709
7	Taw	14304
8	Winkleigh	12216
9	Hatherleigh	12140

How affordable are the rents in North Tawton?

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

Beds	West Devon	Devon
1	£525	£550
2	£625	£680
3	£775	£850
4	£1025	£1300

How much can I earn in North Tawton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Exeter	£657.20
2	Torridge	£619.60
3	West Devon (North Tawton)	£599.00
4	North Devon	£590.30

So, is North Tawton a nice place to live?

* Probably.