Is Crediton, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Crediton. 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 Crediton. 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	Taw	32297
2	Way	31560
3	Teign Valley	31536
4	Newbrooke	29872
5	Yeo	29715
6	Upper Yeo	29478
7	Boniface	23639
8	Lawrence	23205
9	Exwick	18280
10	Duryard and St James	18046

Is Crediton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Crediton, 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 Crediton 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 (Crediton)	4.77
West Devon	5.35
Teignbridge	5.42

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Crediton. 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 Crediton. 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	Taw (Best)	31457
2	Way	31152
3	Upper Yeo	28304
4	Yeo	28187
5	Boniface	25738
6	Newbrooke	25690
7	Teign Valley	24459
8	Lawrence	24346
9	Exwick	16132
10	Duryard and St James (Worst)	15779

Is Crediton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Crediton. 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	Duryard and St James	21822
2	Lawrence	19782
3	Teign Valley	19728
4	Boniface	19412
5	Yeo	16670
6	Exwick	16668
7	Way	15044
8	Upper Yeo	14913
9	Newbrooke	14842
10	Taw	14304

How affordable are the rents in Crediton?

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, Crediton 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 Crediton per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Crediton, 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 Crediton'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 (Crediton)	£636.90
3	West Devon	£599.00
4	Teignbridge	£597.50

So, is Crediton a nice place to live?

Crediton has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Crediton does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Crediton are more expensive than other parts of Devon.

* Probably.