Is Budleigh Salterton, Devon a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Budleigh Salterton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Budleigh Salterton. 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 Budleigh Salterton. 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	Newton Poppleford & Harpford	31563
2	Woodbury & Lympstone	31530
3	Budleigh & Raleigh	30871
4	Exmouth Halsdon	29475
5	Exmouth Brixington	29116
6	Sidmouth Town	28318
7	Ottery St Mary	27724
8	Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh	26668
9	Exmouth Littleham	21006
10	Exmouth Town	12955

Is Budleigh Salterton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Budleigh Salterton, 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 Budleigh Salterton 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 (Budleigh Salterton)	4.85
Teignbridge	5.42
Torbay	7.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Budleigh Salterton. 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 Budleigh Salterton. 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	Newton Poppleford & Harpford (Best)	30943
2	Woodbury & Lympstone	28668
3	Ottery St Mary	28535
4	Sidmouth Town	27453
5	Budleigh & Raleigh	25203
6	Exmouth Halsdon	23300
7	Exmouth Brixington	21834
8	Exmouth Littleham	21366
9	Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh	19833
10	Exmouth Town (Worst)	19704

Is Budleigh Salterton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Budleigh Salterton. 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	Sidmouth Town	28373
2	Newton Poppleford & Harpford	27685
3	Woodbury & Lympstone	25795
4	Ottery St Mary	25501
5	Exmouth Halsdon	25063
6	Budleigh & Raleigh	24413
7	Exmouth Brixington	22431
8	Exmouth Littleham	21048
9	Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh	19049
10	Exmouth Town	16027

How affordable are the rents in Budleigh Salterton?

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, Budleigh Salterton 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 Budleigh Salterton per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Budleigh Salterton, 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 Budleigh Salterton'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 (Budleigh Salterton)	£682.40
2	Exeter	£657.20
3	Teignbridge	£597.50
4	Torbay UA	£574.90

So, is Budleigh Salterton a nice place to live?

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

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