Is Priory Gardens in West Devon a nice place to live?

Priory Gardens is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Priory Gardens 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

Priory Gardens is located in the Tavistock South East ward of the West Devon district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.537186, -4.135
Grid Ref SX488730
Suburb Tavistock
Constituency Torridge and West Devon
Postcodes PL19 9NZ

House Prices

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

Crime in Priory Gardens, Devon

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

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

Social economic statistics for Priory Gardens

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

2021 Census for Priory Gardens

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

Unemployment in Priory Gardens

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.
1.65% of Priory Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Priory Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Priory Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Priory Gardens is 27.49% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
46.09% of Priory Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Priory Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Priory Gardens is 22.62% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.23% of properties in Priory Gardens are private rented and 6.15% are social rented.
84.62% of residents of Priory Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Priory Gardens residents

The proportion if Priory Gardens residents born in the UK is 12.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.48% of Priory Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
95.52% of Priory Gardens residents were born in the UK

Priory Gardens Summary

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

Priory Gardens 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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