Is Butts Close in Mid Devon a nice place to live?

Butts Close is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Butts Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Butts Close is located in the Taw Vale ward of the Mid Devon district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.898657, -3.835586
Grid Ref SS710126
Suburb Chawleigh
Constituency Central Devon
Postcodes EX18 7HD

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Butts Close in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Butts Close, Devon

There were 2 street crime incidents in Butts Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Devon-and-cornwall Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Butts Close
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Butts Close and compared that to the average for the Taw Vale ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Butts Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Taw Vale ward

Social economic statistics for Butts Close

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Butts Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Butts Close is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Butts Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Butts Close are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Butts Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Butts Close are in the top 30% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Butts Close are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Butts Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Butts Close are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Butts Close

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Butts Close.

Unemployment in Butts Close

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.54% of Butts Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Butts Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Butts Close. The proportion of retirees on Butts Close is 9.86% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.46% of Butts Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Butts Close

The proportion of home owners on Butts Close is 10.31% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.54% of properties in Butts Close are private rented and 14.62% are social rented.
72.31% of residents of Butts Close own their home

Country of Birth of Butts Close residents

The proportion if Butts Close residents born in the UK is 12.57% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.78% of Butts Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.22% of Butts Close residents were born in the UK

Butts Close Summary

Butts Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Butts Close maybe difficult.

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