Is Lyme Regis a nice place to live or is Lyme Regis 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 Lyme Regis meets our criteria.
How likely are you to a victim of crime in Lyme Regis?
The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Lyme Regis. 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 Lyme Regis. 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 | Newbridges | 31315 |
| 2 | Dunkeswell & Otterhead | 31006 |
| 3 | Trinity | 30700 |
| 4 | Coly Valley | 29639 |
| 5 | Yarty | 28351 |
| 6 | Marshwood Vale | 27606 |
| 7 | Seaton | 27568 |
| 8 | Lyme & Charmouth | 26109 |
| 9 | Bridport | 23145 |
| 10 | Axminster | 21117 |
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Is Lyme Regis a healthy place to live?
If you are thinking of moving to Lyme Regis, 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 Lyme Regis 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 | % |
|---|---|
| Mid Devon | 4.77 |
| East Devon | 4.85 |
| Dorset (Lyme Regis) | 5.1 |
| Somerset West and Taunton | 5.2 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Lyme Regis. 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 Lyme Regis. 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 | Trinity (Best) | 31774 |
| 2 | Dunkeswell & Otterhead | 28357 |
| 3 | Yarty | 26872 |
| 4 | Coly Valley | 26564 |
| 5 | Lyme & Charmouth | 24500 |
| 6 | Newbridges | 23680 |
| 7 | Marshwood Vale | 20797 |
| 8 | Axminster | 20633 |
| 9 | Seaton | 20532 |
| 10 | Bridport (Worst) | 17907 |
PASSED
Axminster - Blink and you'll miss it
Is Lyme Regis rough?
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Lyme Regis. 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 | Trinity | 24023 |
| 2 | Lyme & Charmouth | 23254 |
| 3 | Seaton | 21767 |
| 4 | Coly Valley | 20558 |
| 5 | Yarty | 18102 |
| 6 | Newbridges | 18044 |
| 7 | Axminster | 17592 |
| 8 | Dunkeswell & Otterhead | 16959 |
| 9 | Marshwood Vale | 15756 |
| 10 | Bridport | 15553 |
PASSED
How affordable are the rents in Lyme Regis?
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, Lyme Regis rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .
| Beds | Dorset | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £600 | £ |
| 2 | £750 | £ |
| 3 | £918 | £ |
| 4 | £1250 | £ |
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How much can I earn in Lyme Regis per week?
If you are thinking of moving to Lyme Regis, 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 Lyme Regis'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 | £682.40 |
| 2 | Dorset UA (Lyme Regis) | £668.40 |
| 3 | Mid Devon | £636.90 |
PASSED
So, is Lyme Regis a nice place to live?
Lyme Regis has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5. However, the rents in Lyme Regis are more expensive than other parts of .YES
