Is Lynton, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Lynton. 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 Lynton. 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	North Molton	32035
2	Bratton Fleming	28234
3	Marwood	25216
4	Combe Martin	24705
5	Exmoor	22383
6	Lynton & Lynmouth	21962
7	Porlock & District	20750
8	Newport	20747
9	Barnstaple with Westacott	15943
10	Ilfracombe East	11607

Is Lynton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Lynton, 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 Lynton 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	%
North Devon (Lynton)	5.69
Torridge	6.01
Bridgend	7.56
Neath Port Talbot	8.81

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Lynton. 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 Lynton. 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	North Molton (Best)	25650
2	Bratton Fleming	24456
3	Marwood	19621
4	Porlock & District	18236
5	Exmoor	15748
6	Lynton & Lynmouth	14924
7	Combe Martin	12660
8	Newport	10703
9	Barnstaple with Westacott	7858
10	Ilfracombe East (Worst)	6151

Is Lynton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Lynton. 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	Newport	16387
2	Marwood	15835
3	Combe Martin	14215
4	Bratton Fleming	13758
5	Porlock & District	11054
6	Barnstaple with Westacott	10841
7	Lynton & Lynmouth	10328
8	North Molton	9842
9	Exmoor	9504
10	Ilfracombe East	6937

How affordable are the rents in Lynton?

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

Beds	North Devon	Devon
1	£483	£550
2	£625	£680
3	£765	£850
4	£973	£1300

How much can I earn in Lynton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot	£645.20
2	Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr	£628.20
3	Torridge	£619.60
4	North Devon (Lynton)	£590.30

So, is Lynton a nice place to live?

* Probably.