Holne Parish Profile

Housing

  • Median average property prices of £550,000 in 2022, increasing by 59% from £346,000 in 2021.
    • It should be noted that median property sales prices have fluctuated within the parish in recent years. 
  • 3.7% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 21.6% are 2 bedrooms, 40.3% are 3 bedrooms, 34.3% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
  • Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
    • 51.5% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
    • 36.6% have 1 spare bedroom, 
    • 9% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, 
    • 9% are lacking 1 bedroom.

Renting in Holne

  • Average 2 bed rental prices of £687.50 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 TQ13 postcode area, there has been a 42.5% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been 30.6% decrease in the number of available listings, when comparing Feb 23 and Feb 24. 
  • In the same period, there has been a 10.4% decrease in the asking price on Rental Properties in the TQ13 postcode area.

Affordable housing

  • Current stock (approximate): 
    • Live West - 3 rented accommodation and 1 shared ownership unit. 
    • Hastoe - 7 affordable or social rented properties. 
  • Between Jan 2019 and Feb 2024, there are has been 1 property available through Devon Home Choice. This was a 2 bedroom house that required a local connection to the parish of Holne first. This property received a total of 93 bids.

Devon Home Choice

  • No applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
  • 2 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 Holne is £34,200 annually. 
    • It should be noted that this is based on information from two applicants.

Primary School

  • There is no primary school provision within the parish of Holne. The nearest primary school education is just under 4 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

  • 6.2% travel less than 10km to their work place. 49.7% work mainly from home. 
  • 61.7% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 0.8% are unemployed. 37.4% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
  • 47.1% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 19.9% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 7.4% social rent their properties, 25.7% private rent or live rent free. 
  • 30.1% of households in the parish are single person households. 37.6% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 15% are three person households, and 17.3% are four or more person households. 
  • 89.3% provide no unpaid care, which is below the average for England. 1% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.7% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 7.9% provide 19 hours or less a week. All three categories are above the average for England. 
  • 56% of households are not deprived in any dimension, compared to the average for England, at 48.4%. 33.6% are deprived in one dimension, and 7.5% deprived in two dimensions.