Is St Johns in West Devon a nice place to live?

St Johns is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. St Johns is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

St Johns is located in the Tavistock South East ward of the West Devon district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.546672, -4.14346
Grid Ref SX482740
Suburb Tavistock
Constituency Torridge and West Devon
Postcodes PL19 9RE, PL19 9RF

House Prices

The average house price in St Johns is 100% higher than the rest of West Devon. The last sale we have on record is FINNI GILLI St Johns, that sold for £375,000. The average house price in West Devon is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in St Johns

Date No. Type Price
03/12/2021 FINNI GILLI Semi £375,000

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

Crime in St Johns, Devon

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in St Johns, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Tavistock South East ward

Social economic statistics for St Johns

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around St Johns involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in St Johns are in the top 30% 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 St Johns are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 St Johns, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in St Johns are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for St Johns

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

Unemployment in St Johns

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 St Johns residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in St Johns

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of St Johns. The proportion of retirees on St Johns is 27.94% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
46.54% of St Johns residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in St Johns

The proportion of home owners on St Johns is 35.26% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.74% of properties in St Johns are private rented and 0% are social rented.
97.26% of residents of St Johns own their home

Country of Birth of St Johns residents

The proportion if St Johns residents born in the UK is 12.01% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.34% of St Johns residents were born outside the UK.
94.66% of St Johns residents were born in the UK

St Johns Summary

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

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