Ashprington Parish Profile

Housing

  • Median average property prices of £752,600 in 2022, increasing by 53.3% from £491,000 in 2021. 
    • It should be noted that house prices within the parish have fluctuated in recent years. 
  • 3.1% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 20.5% are 2 bedrooms, 36.9% are 3 bedrooms, 39.5% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
  • Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
    • 59.8% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
    • 26.8% have 1 spare bedroom, 
    • 11.9% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, 1
    • 0.5% are lacking 1 bedroom

Renting in Ashprington

  • Average 3 bed rental prices of £1,200 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median). 
  • The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £728 per month for a 3 bed property 
  • In the TQ9 postcode area, there has been a 3.2% increase in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 2.6% decrease in available listings, in the period between Sept 22 and Sept 23. 
  • Between Jan 2018 and Sept 23, there has been a 31.8% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the TQ9 postcode area.

Affordable housing

  • Current stock (approximate): Live West - 2 affordable or social rented accommodation. 
  • There have been no properties available to rent advertised through Devon Home Choice in the last 10 years.

Devon Home Choice

  • 1 applicant registered with a local connection through residence 
  • 1 applicants registered with a local connection through immediate family connection. 
  • The average income of households registered with Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Ashprington is £10,875 annually (median).

Primary School Education

  • There is no education provision within the parish, but there is provision in the neighbouring parish of Harberton, just 2.9miles away. 
  • Harbertonford CofE Primary School provides for children aged 2 years until 11 years. 
  • The number of children enrolled at the school has increased in recent years and remained above the school’s capacity of 105 pupils. 
  • The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has also increased. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

From the census

  • 20.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 49.8% work mainly from home. 
  • 51% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.8% are unemployed. 47.2% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%. 
  • 62.4% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 14.7% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 3.6% social rent their properties, 19.3% private rent or live rent free. 
  • 23.6% of households in the parish are single person households. 48.2% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 13.3% are three person households, and 14.9% are four or more person households. 
  • 88.7% provide no unpaid care. 0.9% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2.5% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 7.9% provide 19 hours or less a week. 
  • 57.4% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 32.3% are deprived in one dimension, and 9.2% deprived in two dimensions.