Is Bradninch, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bradninch. 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 Bradninch. 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	Cadbury	32497
2	Bradninch	30671
3	Lower Culm	29390
4	Silverton	29388
5	Cullompton South	28097
6	Exe Valley	27550
7	Cullompton Outer	26900
8	Halberton	26565
9	Cullompton North	24760

Is Bradninch a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bradninch, 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 Bradninch 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
Mid Devon (Bradninch)	4.77
Somerset West and Taunton	5.2
Teignbridge	5.42

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bradninch. 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 Bradninch. 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	Silverton (Best)	30930
2	Cullompton Outer	30364
3	Exe Valley	30244
4	Halberton	29104
5	Cadbury	28987
6	Lower Culm	27801
7	Cullompton South	25924
8	Bradninch	24984
9	Cullompton North	22899

Is Bradninch rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Bradninch. 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	Lower Culm	23230
2	Bradninch	21998
3	Cullompton South	20720
4	Silverton	20624
5	Cullompton North	20284
6	Cadbury	19349
7	Exe Valley	19079
8	Halberton	18037
9	Cullompton Outer	17869

How affordable are the rents in Bradninch?

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

Beds	Mid Devon	Devon
1	£515	£550
2	£650	£680
3	£795	£850
4	£1038	£1300

How much can I earn in Bradninch per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Bradninch, 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 Bradninch'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	Mid Devon (Bradninch)	£636.90
3	Teignbridge	£597.50

So, is Bradninch a nice place to live?

Bradninch has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Bradninch are more expensive than other parts of Devon.

* Probably.