Is Chapel Street in East Devon a nice place to live?

Chapel Street is classified by the ONS as Migrant Families. Chapel Street is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Chapel Street is located in the Sidmouth Town ward of the East Devon district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.678633, -3.239418
Grid Ref SY125872
Suburb Sidmouth
Constituency East Devon

House Prices

The average house price in Chapel Street is 100% higher than the rest of East Devon. The last sale we have on record is POUND CLOSE, 88 Chapel Street, that sold for £110,000. The average house price in East Devon is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Chapel Street

Date No. Type Price
07/08/2023 POUND CLOSE, 88 Flat £110,000
22/12/2022 SOUTHCOMBE BARN Detached £735,000
01/12/2022 82 Terrace £222,000
17/06/2022 PLOVERS, 79 Terrace £255,000
12/05/2022 87 Terrace £240,000
09/02/2022 84 Terrace £195,000
21/12/2021 THE MASONS Flat £245,000
17/12/2021 BEDFORD COURT Flat £240,000
23/06/2021 SUNNYHAYES Detached £675,000
11/06/2021 24 Semi £385,000

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

Crime in Chapel Street, Devon

There were 1 street crime incidents in Chapel Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Devon-and-cornwall Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Chapel Street
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Chapel Street and compared that to the average for the Sidmouth Town ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Chapel Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sidmouth Town ward

Social economic statistics for Chapel Street

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Chapel Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Chapel Street 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 Chapel Street are in the top 20% 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 Chapel Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Chapel Street are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Chapel Street

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

Unemployment in Chapel Street

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.
1.94% of Chapel Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Chapel Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Chapel Street. The proportion of retirees on Chapel Street is 52.37% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
70.97% of Chapel Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Chapel Street

The proportion of home owners on Chapel Street is 10.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.73% of properties in Chapel Street are private rented and 5.11% are social rented.
72.16% of residents of Chapel Street own their home

Country of Birth of Chapel Street residents

The proportion if Chapel Street residents born in the UK is 9.19% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.16% of Chapel Street residents were born outside the UK.
91.84% of Chapel Street residents were born in the UK

Chapel Street Summary

With house prices in Chapel Street more than the average for Devon and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Chapel Street is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Chapel Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Chapel Street maybe difficult.

Chapel Street 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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