South Huish Parish Profile

Median average property prices of £712,500 in 2022, increasing by 35.7% from £525,000 in 2021.
8.5% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 14.1% are 2 bedrooms, 45.2% are 3 bedrooms, 32.2% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 60.2% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 24.9% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 12.4% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- 2% are lacking 1 bedroom,
- 0.5% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms.

Average 2 bed rental prices of £850 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £598.23 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.

Current stock (approximate): Live West - 14 rented accommodation.
Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Dec 2023 has been 2 properties.
There have been 2 x 1 bed bungalows available during this time, one of which had an over 55s age restriction on it.
These properties received an average of 94 bids per property (median).

8 applicants registered with a local connection through residence.
The average income of households registered with Devon Home Choice with a local connection to South Huish is £23,250 annually (median).

Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased in recent years but remained at a similar level, which is notably below the school’s capacity of 105 pupils.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased by 4.4%. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

18.7% travel less than 10km to their work place. 42.2% work mainly from home.
45.4% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.9% are unemployed. 51.7% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
56.9% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 19.3% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 5.9% social rent their properties, 17.8% private rent or live rent free.
24.2% of households in the parish are single person households. 48.5% are two people households, which is above the average for England (34%). 16.2% are three person households, and 11.1% are four or more person households.
90.2% provide no unpaid care. 3.8% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.6% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 4.5% provide 19 hours or less a week.
57.9% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 28.2% are deprived in one dimension, and 12.9% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results