Is Ivybridge, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Ivybridge. 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 Ivybridge. 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	Charterlands	32105
2	Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	31647
3	Newton & Yealmpton	30646
4	Bickleigh & Cornwood	30562
5	Wembury & Brixton	30299
6	Plympton St Mary	29766
7	Ivybridge West	29565
8	Plympton Chaddlewood	29536
9	Ermington & Ugborough	29281
10	Ivybridge East	28029

Is Ivybridge a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Ivybridge, 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 Ivybridge 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	%
South Hams (Ivybridge)	5
West Devon	5.35
Plymouth	6.42
Torbay	7.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Ivybridge. 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 Ivybridge. 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	Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford (Best)	29073
2	Ermington & Ugborough	26342
3	Newton & Yealmpton	26246
4	Charterlands	25930
5	Ivybridge West	24557
6	Wembury & Brixton	23796
7	Ivybridge East	23651
8	Bickleigh & Cornwood	20746
9	Plympton Chaddlewood	14932
10	Plympton St Mary (Worst)	13464

Is Ivybridge rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Ivybridge. 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	Ivybridge West	28066
2	Wembury & Brixton	25478
3	Plympton Chaddlewood	24141
4	Ivybridge East	23672
5	Plympton St Mary	22306
6	Bickleigh & Cornwood	22117
7	Charterlands	21441
8	Newton & Yealmpton	21093
9	Ermington & Ugborough	18334
10	Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	17329

How affordable are the rents in Ivybridge?

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

Beds	South Hams	Devon
1	£575	£550
2	£700	£680
3	£850	£850
4	£1200	£1300

How much can I earn in Ivybridge per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Ivybridge, 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 Ivybridge'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 (Ivybridge)	£669.00
2	Plymouth UA	£620.50
3	West Devon	£599.00
4	Torbay UA	£574.90

So, is Ivybridge a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.