Is Hatherleigh, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hatherleigh. 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 Hatherleigh. 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	Two Rivers & Three Moors	31056
3	Winkleigh	30158
4	South Tawton	28526
5	Hatherleigh	27683
6	Shebbear & Langtree	27480
7	Bridestowe	27215
8	Great Torrington	26797
9	Okehampton North	23257
10	Okehampton South	23257

Is Hatherleigh a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hatherleigh, 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 Hatherleigh 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	%
West Devon (Hatherleigh)	5.35
North Devon	5.69
Torridge	6.01
Cornwall	6.19

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hatherleigh. 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 Hatherleigh. 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	Exbourne (Best)	24806
2	Bridestowe	20914
3	Two Rivers & Three Moors	19805
4	Hatherleigh	19780
5	South Tawton	18156
6	Winkleigh	17576
7	Okehampton North	16954
8	Okehampton South	16954
9	Shebbear & Langtree	16783
10	Great Torrington (Worst)	16538

Is Hatherleigh rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hatherleigh. 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	Great Torrington	17976
2	Okehampton North	15562
3	Okehampton South	15562
4	South Tawton	15504
5	Exbourne	14709
6	Two Rivers & Three Moors	13508
7	Bridestowe	12505
8	Winkleigh	12216
9	Hatherleigh	12140
10	Shebbear & Langtree	10877

How affordable are the rents in Hatherleigh?

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, Hatherleigh 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 Hatherleigh per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Hatherleigh, 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 Hatherleigh's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Cornwall UA	£631.10
2	Torridge	£619.60
3	West Devon (Hatherleigh)	£599.00
4	North Devon	£590.30

So, is Hatherleigh a nice place to live?

* Probably.