Is Sherford, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sherford. 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 Sherford. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Newton & Yealmpton30646
2Wembury & Brixton30299
3Plympton St Mary29766
4Plympton Chaddlewood29536
5Plymstock Dunstone29386
6Plympton Erle27761
7Plymstock Radford24690
8Compton18708
9Efford and Lipson11591
10Sutton and Mount Gould7937
crime
PASSED

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Is Sherford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sherford, 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 Sherford 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 Hams5
West Devon5.35
Plymouth (Sherford)6.42
Torbay7.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sherford. 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 Sherford. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Newton & Yealmpton (Best)26246
2Wembury & Brixton23796
3Plymstock Dunstone15813
4Plympton Chaddlewood14932
5Plymstock Radford14650
6Plympton Erle13565
7Plympton St Mary13464
8Compton12563
9Sutton and Mount Gould7263
10Efford and Lipson (Worst)4781
Health
FAILED
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Is Sherford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sherford. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Wembury & Brixton25478
2Plympton Chaddlewood24141
3Plymstock Dunstone23563
4Plympton St Mary22306
5Plymstock Radford21188
6Newton & Yealmpton21093
7Plympton Erle20738
8Compton19581
9Sutton and Mount Gould8317
10Efford and Lipson7006
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Sherford?

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

BedsPlymouth
1£525£
2£650£
3£775£
4£975£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Sherford per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1South Hams£669.00
2Plymouth UA (Sherford)£620.50
3West Devon£599.00
4Torbay UA£574.90
Wages
PASSED



So, is Sherford a nice place to live?

Sherford has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Sherford are more expensive than other parts of .

Is Sherford a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.