Is Teignmouth, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Teignmouth. 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 Teignmouth. 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	Bishopsteignton	29947
2	Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead	25988
3	Kingsteignton East	25761
4	Dawlish South West	23814
5	Dawlish North East	22794
6	Teignmouth East	22133
7	Buckland & Milber	21027
8	Teignmouth Central	20462
9	Kersell-with-Combe	19719
10	Teignmouth West	18921

Is Teignmouth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Teignmouth, 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 Teignmouth 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	%
Exeter	4.6
South Hams	5
Teignbridge (Teignmouth)	5.42
Torbay	7.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Teignmouth. 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 Teignmouth. 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	Bishopsteignton (Best)	24298
2	Kersell-with-Combe	23712
3	Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead	23324
4	Kingsteignton East	20348
5	Teignmouth East	19758
6	Dawlish South West	17851
7	Buckland & Milber	16695
8	Teignmouth Central	16001
9	Dawlish North East	15107
10	Teignmouth West (Worst)	14506

Is Teignmouth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Teignmouth. 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	Bishopsteignton	28973
2	Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead	25294
3	Kingsteignton East	21720
4	Kersell-with-Combe	21328
5	Teignmouth East	19218
6	Teignmouth Central	16885
7	Buckland & Milber	15874
8	Dawlish South West	15698
9	Dawlish North East	14077
10	Teignmouth West	12495

How affordable are the rents in Teignmouth?

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

Beds	Teignbridge	Devon
1	£548	£550
2	£695	£680
3	£850	£850
4	£1200	£1300

How much can I earn in Teignmouth per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Teignmouth, 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 Teignmouth'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	Exeter	£657.20
3	Teignbridge (Teignmouth)	£597.50
4	Torbay UA	£574.90

So, is Teignmouth a nice place to live?

* Probably.