Is Tiverton, Devon a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Tiverton. 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 Tiverton. 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	Cadbury	32497
2	Way	31560
3	Lower Culm	29390
4	Cullompton South	28097
5	Halberton	26565
6	Cranmore	25027
7	Cullompton North	24760
8	Lowman	24650
9	Westexe	22043
10	Castle	18296

Is Tiverton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Tiverton, 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 Tiverton 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
Mid Devon (Tiverton)	4.77
Teignbridge	5.42
North Devon	5.69

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Tiverton. 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 Tiverton. 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	Way (Best)	31152
2	Halberton	29104
3	Cadbury	28987
4	Lower Culm	27801
5	Cullompton South	25924
6	Castle	24463
7	Lowman	23913
8	Cranmore	23666
9	Cullompton North	22899
10	Westexe (Worst)	17198

Is Tiverton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Tiverton. 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	Lower Culm	23230
2	Cullompton South	20720
3	Cullompton North	20284
4	Cadbury	19349
5	Halberton	18037
6	Cranmore	16628
7	Castle	16163
8	Lowman	15723
9	Way	15044
10	Westexe	12149

How affordable are the rents in Tiverton?

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

Beds	Mid Devon	Devon
1	£515	£550
2	£650	£680
3	£795	£850
4	£1038	£1300

How much can I earn in Tiverton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Exeter	£657.20
2	Mid Devon (Tiverton)	£636.90
3	Teignbridge	£597.50
4	North Devon	£590.30

So, is Tiverton a nice place to live?

Tiverton has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Tiverton does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Tiverton are more expensive than other parts of Devon.

* Probably.