▁Ch iven or , ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁North ▁Dev on ▁District ▁Hospital , ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁un emp loyment ▁in ▁North ▁Dev on ▁was ▁ 1 . 8 – 2 . 4 %, ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁per ▁cap ita ▁w age ▁for ▁North ▁Dev on ▁was ▁ 7 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁national ▁average . ▁The ▁level ▁of ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁inform al ▁or ▁cas ual ▁sector ▁is ▁high , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁season al ▁tour ism , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁un emp loyment ▁in ▁North ▁Dev on ▁has ▁come ▁down ▁significantly ▁since ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁high ▁to ▁ 1 . 2 %, ▁median ▁week ly ▁full ▁time ▁pay ▁stands ▁at ▁£ 4 4 0 ▁per ▁week , ▁average ▁house ▁prices ▁stand ▁at ▁£ 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁business es ▁registered ▁has ▁increased ▁by ▁ 3 7 0 ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 4 8 9 5 . ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁has ▁also ▁seen ▁significant ▁Government ▁invest ment ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁through ▁Coast al ▁Community ▁gr ants , ▁H ous ing ▁In frastr ucture ▁funds ▁as ▁well ▁at ▁£ 8 3   mill ion ▁to ▁upgrade ▁the ▁North ▁Dev on ▁Link ▁Road . ▁ ▁T win ▁towns ▁and ▁sister ▁cities ▁ ▁Bar n st