Housing Needs Survey Results

Housing

• Average property prices of £320,000 in 2022, increasing by 10.7% from £289,000 in 2021. 
  • It should be noted that property sales prices have fluctuated in recent years within the parish. 
• 8.8% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 24.1% are 2 bedrooms, 35.5% are 3 bedrooms, 31.6% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
• Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 43.1% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 34.4% have 1 spare bedroom, 21.6% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household needs, 0.8% are lacking 1 bedroom and 0.1% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms.

Renting in Brixton

• Average 2 bed rental prices of £800 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022. 
• The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £583.40 per month for a 2 bed property. 
• In the PL8 postcode area, there has been a 87.4% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 50% decrease in available listings in the period between Jan 2023 and Jan 2024. 
• During the same period, there has been a 43.7% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the PL8 postcode area

Affordable housing

• Current stock (approximate): 
  • Live West - 70 rented accommodation units, 41 sheltered flats, 18 shared ownership units 
  • Plymouth Community Homes - 4 rented accommodation units
• Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Oct 2023 included 38 properties, a mix of 23 sheltered and 15 general needs rented accommodation

Devon Home Choice

• 25 applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
• 9 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 Brixton is £13,670 annually (median).

St. Mary's Church of England Primary School

• St Mary’s Church of England Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years. 
• The number of children enrolled at the school has slightly declined in recent years, but has remained at a similar level, near to the school’s capacity of 105 pupils. 
• The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased over the same period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

From the census

• 39.4% travel less than 10km to their work place. 28.6% work mainly from home. 
• 61.1% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.6% are unemployed. 36.3% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%. 
• 29.2% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 42.9% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 15.3% social rent their properties, 12.7% private rent or live rent free. 
• 26.4% of households in the parish are single person households. 35.1% are two people households, which is above the average for England (34%). 17.2% are three person households, and 21.4% are four or more person households. 
• 90.4% provide no unpaid care. 3.2% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 4.4% provide 19 hours or less a week.
• 55.4% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 31.8% are deprived in one dimension, and 10.1% deprived in two dimensions.