Blackawton Parish Profile

Median average property prices of £420,000 in 2022, increasing by 10.5% from £380,000 in 2021.
3.6% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 17.8% are 2 bedrooms, 43.7% are 3 bedrooms, 34.9% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 56.4% have 2 or more spare bedrooms
- 25.5% have 1 spare bedroom
- 17.3% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households
- 0.5% are lacking 1 bedroom
- 0.3% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms

Average 3 bed rental prices of £1,325 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 Sep 22 and Sep 23.
Between Jan 2018 and Sep 2023, there has been a 31.8% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the TQ9 postcode area.

Current stock (approximate):
- Live West - 36 rented accommodation and 9 shared ownership.
- Hastoe - 5 rented accommodation.
Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Sep 2023 has been 16 properties.
There have been 6 x 1 beds, 6 x 2 beds and 4 x 3 beds. These have been flats (x6) or houses (x10).

9 applicants registered with a local connection through residence.
6 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 Blackawton is £22,000 annually (median).

Blackawton Primary School provides for children aged 5 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased in recent years but remained at a similar level, which is below the school’s capacity of 140 pupils.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased by 8.6%. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

24.4% travel less than 10km to their work place. 36.2% work mainly from home.
57.8% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2% are unemployed. 40.2% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
45.7% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 27.6% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 12.4% social rent their properties, 14.2% private rent or live rent free.
23.2% of households in the parish are single person households. 43.5% are two people households, which is above the average for England (34%). 11.7% are three person households, and 21.6% are four or more person households.
88.4% provide no unpaid care. 2% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 7.5% provide 19 hours or less a week.
55.6% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 33.4% are deprived in one dimension, and 8.1% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results