Ringmore Parish Profile

Housing

  • Median average property prices of £637,500 in 2022, increasing by 10.9% from £575,000 in, 2021.
  • 4.2% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 16.7%are 2 bedrooms, 37.5% are 3 bedrooms, 41.7%are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1%average for England and Wales). 
  • Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
    • 62.5% have 2 or more spare bedrooms
    • 27.1% have 1 spare bedroom
    • 10.4% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households
    • 0% require any additional bedrooms

Renting in Ringmore

  • Between 2020 and 2022, there was one property advertised on Rightmove for private rent. 
  • This was a 2 bed property, let at £1,000 per calendar month.
  • The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £533.52 per month for a 2 bed property 
  • In the TQ7 postcode area, there has been a 63.9%increase in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 15% decrease in available listings in November 2023 compared to November 2022.
  • Additionally, there has been an 11.8% decrease in the asking price on Rental Properties in the TQ7 postcode area.

Affordable housing

  • Current stock (approximate): Live West -  17 rented accommodation. 
  • Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Dec 2023 has been 2 properties.
  • These have been 2 x 3 bed houses, to suit households of 5 people. 
  • These properties received an average of 69 bids per property (median).
  • These applicants had been waiting an average of 217 days before they successfully bid on a property.

Devon Home Choice

  • 2 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. 
  • There is a further 1 applicant registered with local connection through immediate family and another 1 with a local connection through employment.
  • The average income of households registered with Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Ringmore is £19,613 annually (median).

Schools

  • There is no education provision within the parish. 
  • The closest primary school is 3.6 miles away in Aveton Gifford. 
  • Aveton Gifford Church of England Academy provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
  • The number of children enrolled at the school is 104, which is notably higher the school’s capacity of 70 pupils.

From the census

  • 9.2% travel less than 10km to their work place. 39.5% work mainly from home.
  • 42.5% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.7% are unemployed. 55.8% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
  • 64.6% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 19.8% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 3.1% social rent their properties, 12.5% private rent or live rent free.
  • 26.8% of households in the parish are single person households. 49.5% are two people households, which is above the average for England (34%). 11.3% are three person households, and 12.4% are four or more person households.
  • 91.4% provide no unpaid care. 3% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 3.5% provide 19 hours or less a week.
  • 58.3% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 37.5% are deprived in one dimension, and 4.2% deprived in two dimensions.