Housing Needs Survey Results

Housing

• Median average property prices of £295,000 in 2021, increasing by 13.5% from £260,000 in 2020. 
• 3.4% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 28.1% are 2 bedrooms, 39.3% are 3 bedrooms, 29.2% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
• Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
  • 46.1% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
  • 31.5% have 1 spare bedroom, 
  • 22.5% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need.

Renting in Dean Prior

• There is no data available through Rightmove between 2020 and 2022 with properties in Dean Prior parish, from which to develop an average cost of private rented properties. 
• The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £598.35 per month for a 2 bed property 
• In the TQ11 postcode area, there has been a 87.5% increase in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been 100% increase in the number of available listings, when comparing Jan 23 and Jan 24. 
• In the same period, there has been a 4.9% decrease in the asking price on Rental Properties in the TQ11 postcode area.

Affordable housing

• Current stock (approximate): Live West - 7 rented accommodation. 
• Between Jan 2019 and Feb 2024, there are have been 2 properties available through Devon Home Choice. 
• This included 1 x 2 bed, and 1 x 3 bed properties.

Devon Home Choice

• No applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
• 1 applicant registered with a local connection through immediate family connection or employment. 
• The average income of households registered with Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Dean Prior is £11,900 annually. 
  • It should be noted that this is based on information from one applicant.

Primary School

• There is no primary school provision within the parish of Dean Prior. The nearest primary school education is just over 3 miles away in Buckfastleigh. 
• The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased in recent years and remained significantly less than the school’s capacity of 280 pupils. 
• The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

From the census

• 10.3% travel less than 10km to their work place. 39.3% work mainly from home. 
• 57.7% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.6% are unemployed. 39.7% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%
• 45.1% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 18.7% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 16.4% social rent their properties, 19.8% private rent or live rent free. 
• 22.5% of households in the parish are single person households. 41.6% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 18% are three person households, and 18% are four or more person households. 
• 85.9% provide no unpaid care, which is below the average for England. 3.9% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.9% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 8.3% provide 19 hours or less a week. All three categories are above the average for England. 
• 48.3% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is below the average for England, at 48.4%. 33.7% are deprived in one dimension, and 14.6% deprived in two dimensions.