Housing Needs Survey Results

Housing

• Median average property prices of £607,500 in 2022, increasing by 35% from £450,000 in 2021.
• The parish has 41 second homes, and 18 holiday lets - 6.3% of the total dwellings in the parish.
• 3.1% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 23.6%are 2 bedrooms, 39.9% are 3 bedrooms, 33.4%are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1%average for England and Wales). 
• Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
  • 55.9% have 2 or more spare bedrooms
  • 30.2% have 1 spare bedroom
  • 13.2% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households
  • 0.7% are lacking 1 bedroom

Renting in Stoke Gabriel

• Average 3 bed rental prices of £1,150 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
• The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £728 per month for a 3 bed property.
• In the TQ9 postcode area, there has been a 3.2% increase in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 2.6% decrease in available listings, in the period between Sep 22 and Sep 23.
• Between Jan 2018 and Sept 23, there has been a 31.8%increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the TQ9 postcode area.

Affordable housing

• Current stock (approximate): Live West - 40 rented accommodation and 10 shared ownership. 
• Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Oct 2023 included 3 x 1 beds, 6 x 2 beds, and 3 x 3 bed properties.
• There is an average number of 55 bids on houses. There is an average of 83 bids on 1 bedroom properties.

Devon Home Choice

• 13 applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
• 6 applicants registered with a local connection through immediate family connection.
• The average income of households registered with Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Stoke Gabriel is £13,500 annually (median).

Stoke Gabriel Primary School

• Stoke Gabriel Primary School provides for children aged 2 years until 11 years.
• The number of children enrolled at the school has increased in recent years and remained around the school’s capacity of 105 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

• 27% travel less than 10km to their work place. 43.5% work mainly from home.
• 50.6% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.1% are unemployed. 47.3% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
• 55.1% of households owns their home outright, compared to the 42.2% average for Devon and the 45% average for the South Hams. 27.4% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 6.2% social rent their properties, 11.3% private rent or live rent free.
• 27.3% of households in the parish are single person households. 43.7% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 12.9% are three person households, and 16.1% are four or more person households.
• 89.8% provide no unpaid care. 2.6% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.3% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 6.3% provide 19 hours or less a week.
• 56.4% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is above the average for England, at 48.4%. 31.9% are deprived in one dimension, and 10.1% deprived in two dimensions.