Housing Needs Survey Results

Housing

• Average property prices of £780,000 in 2023, increasing by 131.1% from £337,500 in 2022. 
  • It should be noted that property prices within the parish have fluctuated in recent years, with the median sales price being £450,000 in 2021. 
• 1% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 21% are 2 bedrooms, 39% are 3 bedrooms, 39% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England). 
• Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
  • 58.3% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
  • 26.2% have 1 spare bedroom, 
  • 14.6% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household needs, and 
  • 1% are lacking 1 bedroom.

Renting in North Huish

• Average 3 bed private rental prices of £950 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022. 
• The Local Housing Allowance rate for 3 bed homes in the parish is £728 per month. 
• In the TQ10 postcode area, there has been a 62.2% increase in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been no change in the number of available listings, in the period between Sep 22 and Sep 23. 
• In the same period, there has been a 6% decrease in the asking price on Rental Properties in the TQ10 postcode area.

Affordable housing

• Current stock (approximate): 
  • Live West - 9 units of affordable or social rented accommodation. 4 shared ownership units. 
  • South Devon Rural Housing Association: 8 affordable or social rented properties. 
• There have been 4 units of affordable housing available to bid on through Devon Home Choice from within the parish between Jan 2019 and March 2024. 
• There were a mix of 2 x 2 bed properties and 2 x 3 bed properties. All 4 of the properties were houses. 
• All properties were advertised for people with a local connection to the parish of North Huish first.

Devon Home Choice

• There are 6 applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
• There are 3 applicants with a local connection to the parish through immediate family or through employment. 
• The median average income for applicants with a local connection to North Huish is £14,642 per annum.

Primary School

• There is no education provision within the parish of North Huish. The nearest primary school is just under 2 miles away in the the neighbouring parish of Diptford. 
• Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School provides for children aged 3 years until 11 years. 
• The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years but has experienced an increase in recent years, but remained below the school’s capacity of 96 pupils. 
• The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has decreased during this time. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions

From the census

• 13.4% travel less than 10km to their work place. 28.6% work mainly from home. 
• 63.7% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.9% are unemployed. 34.4% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%
• 38.5% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 32.7% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 8.3% social rent their properties, 20.5% private rent or live rent free. 
• 20% of households in the parish are single person households. 42% are two people households, which is above the average for England (34%). 17.1% are three person households, and 21% are four or more person households. 
• 92.6% provide no unpaid care. 1.1% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.7% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 4.7% provide 19 hours or less a week. 
• 59% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 33.7% are deprived in one dimension, and 6.8% deprived in two dimensions.