Is Moor Lea in North Devon a nice place to live?

Moor Lea is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Moor Lea is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Moor Lea is located in the Heanton Punchardon ward of the North Devon district in Devon.
Coordinates 51.103491, -4.15101
Grid Ref SS495359
Suburb Braunton
Constituency North Devon
Postcodes EX33 2HP, EX33 2PE, EX33 2PF, EX33 2PG, EX33 2YJ

House Prices

The average house price in Moor Lea is 100% higher than the rest of North Devon. The last sale we have on record is 44 Moor Lea, that sold for £480,000. The average house price in North Devon is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Moor Lea

Date No. Type Price
05/09/2022 44 Detached £480,000
29/09/2021 17 Detached £500,000
15/02/2021 59 Detached £325,000
20/01/2021 7 Semi £265,000
13/08/2020 51 Semi £494,500
17/02/2020 67 Detached £475,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Moor Lea, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Moor Lea during September 2024.

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 Moor Lea and compared that to the average for the Heanton Punchardon ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Moor Lea, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Heanton Punchardon ward

Social economic statistics for Moor Lea

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 Moor Lea is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Moor Lea 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 Moor Lea experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Moor Lea are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Moor Lea involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Moor Lea are in the top 20% least 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 Moor Lea 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 Moor Lea, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Moor Lea are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Moor Lea

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

Unemployment in Moor Lea

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.
2.93% of Moor Lea residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Moor Lea

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Moor Lea. The proportion of retirees on Moor Lea is 11.07% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.67% of Moor Lea residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Moor Lea

The proportion of home owners on Moor Lea is 16.52% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.37% of properties in Moor Lea are private rented and 11.11% are social rented.
78.52% of residents of Moor Lea own their home

Country of Birth of Moor Lea residents

The proportion if Moor Lea residents born in the UK is 13.65% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.7% of Moor Lea residents were born outside the UK.
96.3% of Moor Lea residents were born in the UK

Moor Lea Summary

With house prices in Moor Lea more than the average for Devon and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Moor Lea has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Moor Lea maybe difficult.

Moor Lea has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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