Housing Needs Survey Results

Housing

• Median average property prices of £502,500 in 2022, increasing by 34% from £375,000 in 2021. 
  • It should be noted that house prices have fluctuated in recent years within the parish. 
• 8.6% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 18.4% are 2 bedrooms, 37.1% are 3 bedrooms, 36% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
• Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
  • 53.8% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
  • 28% have 1 spare bedroom, 
  • 17.8% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, 
  • 0.4% are lacking 1 bedroom, and 
  • 0.3% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms

Renting in Holbeton

• Average 2 bed rental prices of £950 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median). 
• 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 - 8 rented accommodation, 4 shared ownership. 
• Guinness - 9 affordable or social rented units and 3 shared ownership units. 
• Between Jan 2019 and Feb 2024, there are have been 4 properties available through Devon Home Choice. 
• Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Feb 2024 included 2 x 1 beds, 1 x 2 bed and 1 x 3 bed properties.

Devon Home Choice

• 3 applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
• There were no applicants 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 Holbeton is £20,800 annually (median).

Holbeton Primary School

• Holbeton Primary School provides for children aged 2 years until 11 years. 
• The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years and has remained below the school’s capacity of 105 pupils. 
• The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has decreased within the same. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

From the census

• 16.5% travel less than 10km to their work place. 36.3% work mainly from home. 
• 54.8% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.3% are unemployed. 42.9% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%
• 44.3% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 28.1% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 7% social rent their properties, 20.6% private rent or live rent free. 
• 22.8% of households in the parish are single person households. 41.7% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 12.3% are three person households, and 23.1% are four or more person households. 
• 93% provide no unpaid care, which is below the average for England. 1.8% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.7% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 3.4% provide 19 hours or less a week which is above the average for England. 
• 56.3% of households are not deprived in any dimension, compared to the average for England, at 48.4%. 32% are deprived in one dimension, and 9.8% deprived in two dimensions