The Drang, West Devon, Devon

The Drang is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. The Drang is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

The Drang is located in the Chagford ward of the West Devon district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.672447, -3.839828
Grid Ref SX700874
Suburb Chagford
Constituency Central Devon
Postcodes TQ13 8AJ, TQ13 8BJ

House Prices

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

Crime in The Drang, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in The Drang 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 The Drang and compared that to the average for the Chagford ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Drang, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chagford ward

Social economic statistics for The Drang

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 The Drang is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Drang 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 The Drang experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Drang are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for The Drang

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

Unemployment in The Drang

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.
0% of The Drang residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Drang

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Drang. The proportion of retirees on The Drang is 27.91% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
46.51% of The Drang residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Drang

The proportion of home owners on The Drang is 7.59% higher than the national average of 62%. 29.05% of properties in The Drang are private rented and 1.35% are social rented.
69.59% of residents of The Drang own their home

Country of Birth of The Drang residents

The proportion if The Drang residents born in the UK is 2.56% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.79% of The Drang residents were born outside the UK.
85.21% of The Drang residents were born in the UK

The Drang Summary

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

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