Is Friars Walk in West Devon a nice place to live?

Friars Walk is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Friars Walk is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Friars Walk is located in the Tavistock South East ward of the West Devon district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.535053, -4.130642
Grid Ref SX491727
Suburb Tavistock
Constituency Torridge and West Devon
Postcodes PL19 9PT

House Prices

The average house price in Friars Walk is 100% higher than the rest of West Devon. The last sale we have on record is 16 Friars Walk, that sold for £175,000. The average house price in West Devon is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Friars Walk

Date No. Type Price
20/05/2022 16 Terrace £175,000
11/12/2020 9 Terrace £187,500
06/11/2020 8 Terrace £210,000
28/08/2020 15 Terrace £195,000
22/05/2020 6 Terrace £188,000

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

Crime in Friars Walk, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Friars Walk 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 Friars Walk and compared that to the average for the Tavistock South East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Friars Walk, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Tavistock South East ward

Social economic statistics for Friars Walk

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 Friars Walk is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Friars Walk 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 Friars Walk experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Friars Walk 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 Friars Walk involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Friars Walk 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 Friars Walk 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 Friars Walk, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Friars Walk are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Friars Walk

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

Unemployment in Friars Walk

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.
1.85% of Friars Walk residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Friars Walk

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Friars Walk. The proportion of retirees on Friars Walk is 30.47% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
49.07% of Friars Walk residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Friars Walk

The proportion of home owners on Friars Walk is 24.51% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.49% of properties in Friars Walk are private rented and 0% are social rented.
86.51% of residents of Friars Walk own their home

Country of Birth of Friars Walk residents

The proportion if Friars Walk residents born in the UK is 12.59% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.76% of Friars Walk residents were born outside the UK.
95.24% of Friars Walk residents were born in the UK

Friars Walk Summary

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

Friars Walk 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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