Bigbury Parish Profile

Median average property prices of £775,000 in 2022, increasing by 17.6% from £658,750 in 2021.
- It should be noted that house prices within the parish have fluctuated in recent years, but experiencing an overall increase on pre-pandemic years.
2.9% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 18.1% are 2 bedrooms, 42.4% are 3 bedrooms, 36.6% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 61.2% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 27.3% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 9.9% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households,
- 1.7% are lacking 1 bedroom.

Average 3 bed private rental prices of £1,298 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £728 per month for a 3 bed property
In the TQ7 postcode area, there has been a 0.3% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 4.5% decrease in available listings, when comparing Jan 22 and Jan 23.
Between Jan 2018 and Jan 2024, there has been a 24.2% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the TQ7 postcode area.

Current stock (approximate): Live West - 1 unit of affordable or social rented accommodation.
This property is a 2 bed, end of terrace house.
This property has not been available through Devon Home Choice in the past 10 years, at least.

4 applicants registered with a local connection through residence
1 applicant registered with a local connection through immediate family connection.
The average income of households registered with Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Bigbury is £14,604 annually (median).

South Hams District Council completed building the first council-built affordable housing in a generation within the parish in St Ann’s Chapel in 2023.
This provided a mix of open market housing and 8 affordable rent units, which was restricted for local people in housing need.

There is no education provision within the parish of Bigbury. The nearest primary school is in the neighbouring parish of Aveton Gifford, just 3 miles from Bigbury.
Aveton CofE Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years but remained at a similar level, which is significantly above the school’s capacity of 70 pupils.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased by 1.5%. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

14.6% travel less than 10km to their work place. 38.9% work mainly from home.
46.5% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.6% are unemployed. 51.8% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
58.1% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 18.3% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 7.9% social rent their properties, 15.8% private rent or live rent free.
22.2% of households in the parish are single person households. 52.3% are two people households, which is above the average for England (34%). 8.8% are three person households, and 16.7% are four or more person households.
91.9% provide no unpaid care. 3.2% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 0.9% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 4% provide 19 hours or less a week.
55.8% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 34.3% are deprived in one dimension, and 7.4% deprived in two dimensions

Housing Needs Survey Results