Is Underways in West Devon a nice place to live?

Underways is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Underways is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Underways is located in the Bere Ferrers ward of the West Devon district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.479387, -4.192187
Grid Ref SX445666
Suburb Bere Ferrers
Constituency Torridge and West Devon
Postcodes PL20 7HE

House Prices

The average house price in Underways is 100% higher than the rest of West Devon. The last sale we have on record is 28 Underways, that sold for £255,000. The average house price in West Devon is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Underways

Date No. Type Price
02/09/2022 28 Semi £255,000
14/01/2022 10 Terrace £180,000
15/12/2021 4 Terrace £235,000
29/09/2021 23 Terrace £199,000
29/09/2021 9 Terrace £180,000
29/03/2021 1 Semi £179,000
13/10/2020 22 Semi £177,000
06/05/2020 6 Terrace £151,600

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

Crime in Underways, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Underways 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 Underways and compared that to the average for the Bere Ferrers ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Underways, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bere Ferrers ward

Social economic statistics for Underways

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 Underways is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Underways 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 Underways experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Underways are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Underways involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Underways are in the top 20% 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 Underways are in the top 30% of the most 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 Underways, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Underways are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Underways

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

Unemployment in Underways

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.
1.2% of Underways residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Underways

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Underways. The proportion of retirees on Underways is 12.08% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.68% of Underways residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Underways

The proportion of home owners on Underways is 10.66% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.23% of properties in Underways are private rented and 14.39% are social rented.
72.66% of residents of Underways own their home

Country of Birth of Underways residents

The proportion if Underways residents born in the UK is 11.47% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.88% of Underways residents were born outside the UK.
94.12% of Underways residents were born in the UK

Underways Summary

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

Underways has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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