Is Chagford, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Chagford. 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 Chagford. 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	Exbourne	31728
2	Teign Valley	31536
3	Chagford	29637
4	Upper Yeo	29478
5	South Tawton	28526
6	Drewsteignton	27752
7	Moretonhampstead	27698
8	South Brent	27051
9	Okehampton North	23257
10	Okehampton South	23257

Is Chagford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Chagford, 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 Chagford 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
South Hams	5
West Devon (Chagford)	5.35
Teignbridge	5.42

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Chagford. 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 Chagford. 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	Upper Yeo (Best)	28304
2	Moretonhampstead	27261
3	Drewsteignton	27037
4	Chagford	25649
5	South Brent	25379
6	Exbourne	24806
7	Teign Valley	24459
8	South Tawton	18156
9	Okehampton North	16954
10	Okehampton South (Worst)	16954

Is Chagford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Chagford. 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	Chagford	20898
2	Teign Valley	19728
3	Moretonhampstead	18687
4	South Brent	16955
5	Okehampton North	15562
6	Okehampton South	15562
7	South Tawton	15504
8	Upper Yeo	14913
9	Drewsteignton	14912
10	Exbourne	14709

How affordable are the rents in Chagford?

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, Chagford 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 Chagford per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Chagford, 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 Chagford'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	Exeter	£657.20
3	West Devon (Chagford)	£599.00
4	Teignbridge	£597.50

So, is Chagford a nice place to live?

* Probably.