Is Princetown, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Princetown. 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 Princetown. 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	Mary Tavy	32533
2	Woolwell	31215
3	Bere Ferrers	28826
4	Buckland Monachorum	28709
5	Burrator	28353
6	Tavistock South East	27499
7	South Brent	27051
8	Tavistock South West	26889
9	Tavistock North	25069
10	Dartmoor	18935

Is Princetown a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Princetown, 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 Princetown 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 Hams	5
West Devon (Princetown)	5.35
Plymouth	6.42
Torbay	7.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Princetown. 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 Princetown. 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	South Brent (Best)	25379
2	Mary Tavy	22400
3	Woolwell	20193
4	Buckland Monachorum	19775
5	Tavistock South East	16582
6	Burrator	16525
7	Dartmoor	15621
8	Tavistock North	15458
9	Tavistock South West	15229
10	Bere Ferrers (Worst)	12692

Is Princetown rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Princetown. 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	Woolwell	27421
2	Buckland Monachorum	21928
3	Tavistock South East	20218
4	Burrator	19257
5	Tavistock South West	18082
6	Tavistock North	17427
7	South Brent	16955
8	Dartmoor	15725
9	Bere Ferrers	14072
10	Mary Tavy	13961

How affordable are the rents in Princetown?

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, Princetown 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 Princetown per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Princetown, 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 Princetown'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	Plymouth UA	£620.50
3	West Devon (Princetown)	£599.00
4	Torbay UA	£574.90

So, is Princetown a nice place to live?

* Probably.