Is Tavistock, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Tavistock. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Tavistock. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Mary Tavy	32533
2	Gunnislake and Calstock	29734
3	Bere Ferrers	28826
4	Buckland Monachorum	28709
5	Burrator	28353
6	Tavistock South East	27499
7	Tavistock South West	26889
8	Tavistock North	25069
9	Dartmoor	18935

Is Tavistock a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Tavistock, 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 Tavistock 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	5
West Devon (Tavistock)	5.35
Cornwall	6.19
Plymouth	6.42

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Tavistock. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Tavistock. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Mary Tavy (Best)	22400
2	Buckland Monachorum	19775
3	Gunnislake and Calstock	17202
4	Tavistock South East	16582
5	Burrator	16525
6	Dartmoor	15621
7	Tavistock North	15458
8	Tavistock South West	15229
9	Bere Ferrers	12692

Is Tavistock rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Tavistock. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Buckland Monachorum	21928
2	Tavistock South East	20218
3	Burrator	19257
4	Tavistock South West	18082
5	Tavistock North	17427
6	Dartmoor	15725
7	Gunnislake and Calstock	15107
8	Bere Ferrers	14072
9	Mary Tavy	13961

How affordable are the rents in Tavistock?

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, Tavistock 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 Tavistock per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Tavistock, 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 Tavistock'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	£669.00
2	Cornwall UA	£631.10
3	Plymouth UA	£620.50
4	West Devon (Tavistock)	£599.00

So, is Tavistock a nice place to live?

* Probably.