Halwell and Moreleigh Parish Profile

Housing

  • Median average property prices of £475,000 in 2022, increasing by 58.5% from £299,750 in 2021. 
    • It should be noted that house prices within the parish have fluctuated in recent years. 
  • 6% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 13.4% are 2 bedrooms, 43.1% are 3 bedrooms, 37.5% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
  • Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
    • 54.4% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
    • 32.3% have 1 spare bedroom, 
    • 12.9% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, 
    • 0.5% are lacking 1 bedroom.

Renting in Halwell and Moreleigh

  • Average 2 bed private rental prices of £862.50 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median). 
  • The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £598.35 per month for a 2 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, 2 shared ownership units. 
    • South Devon Rural Housing - 4 affordable or social rented units. 
  • There has been 1 property available to rent advertised through Devon Home Choice between Jan 2019 and Feb 2024. 
  • This property was a 3 bed house, which received 60 bids, and required a local connection to the parish of Halwell and Moreleigh first

Devon Home Choice

  • 8 applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
  • 2 applicants registered with a local connection through immediate family connection and 1 applicant with a local connection through employment. 
  • The average income of households registered with Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Halwell and Moreleigh is £20,477 annually (median).

Primary School

  • There is no education provision within the parish. There is primary school education opportunities, around 3 miles away, in the neighbouring parish of Harberton. 
  • 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

  • 21.7% travel less than 10km to their work place. 34.4% work mainly from home. 
  • 64.3% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.3% are unemployed. 33.3% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%
  • 40.8% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 30.7% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 4.6% social rent their properties, 23.9% private rent or live rent free. 
  • 21.3% of households in the parish are single person households. 41.2% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 16.2% are three person households, and 21.3% are four or more person households. 
  • 92.4% provide no unpaid care. 1.6% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.2% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 4.8% provide 19 hours or less a week. 
  • 56.9% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 31% are deprived in one dimension, and 12% deprived in two dimensions