Housing Needs Survey Results

Housing

• Median average property prices of £312,500 in 2022, increasing by 17.3% from £266,500 in 2021.
• 7.6% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 27.9%are 2 bedrooms, 37% are 3 bedrooms, 27.5% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1%average for England and Wales). 
• Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
  • 44.6% have 2 or more spare bedrooms
  • 34.6% have 1 spare bedroom
  • 19.3% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households
  • 1.5% are lacking 1 bedroom
  • 0.1% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms

Renting in South Brent

• Average 2 bed rental prices of £825 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 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 Sept 22 and Sept 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 -  149 rented accommodation and 10 shared ownership.
  • Westward Housing - 59 rented and 26 shared ownership. 
• Between Jan 2019 and Oct 23, there are have been 72 properties available through Devon Home Choice.
• Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Oct 2023 included 19 x 1 beds, 36 x 2 beds, 11 x 3 beds and 6 x 4 bed properties.

Devon Home Choice

• 59 applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
• 25 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 South Brent is £15,000 annually (median).

South Brent Primary School

• South Brent Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
• The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years and remained significantly less than the school’s capacity of 293 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

• 16.3% travel less than 10km to their work place. 32.4% work mainly from home.
• 51.2% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.2% are unemployed. 46.6% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
• 45.5% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 25.9% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 15.4% social rent their properties, 13.2% private rent or live rent free.
• 30.3% of households in the parish are single person households. 39.5% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 14.6% are three person households, and 15.6% are four or more person households.
• 88.6% provide no unpaid care, which is below the average for England. 3.4%provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.9% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 6.1% provide 19 hours or less a week. All three categories are above the average for England.
• 45.7% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is below the average for England, at 48.4%. 38.7% are deprived in one dimension, and 13.6% deprived in two dimensions.