Bratton Clovelly Parish Profile

Average property prices of £260,000 within Bratton Clovelly in 2022, decreasing by 73% from £450,000 in 2021.
- It should be noted that house prices have fluctuated within recent years within the parish.
2.1% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 17.1% are 2 bedrooms, 43.5% are 3 bedrooms, 37.3% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 61.5% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 26.6% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 11.5% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- 0.5% are lacking 1 bedroom.
Of the households in the parish, 62.3% own their home outright, 20.4% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 1% live in social rented accommodation and 16.2% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 2 bed rental prices of £625 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £687.12 per month for a 2 bed property
In the EX20 postcode area, there has been a 6.4% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 8.1% increase in available listings, in the period when comparing Jan 23 and Jan 24.
During the same period, there has been a 16.4% decrease in the asking price on Rental Properties in the EX20 postcode area.

Current stock (approximate): Live West - 3 current affordable stock, all through rented tenures.
There has been 1 Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice in the ten years between January 2014 and February 2024.
This was a 2 bedroom house within the parish, suitable for households of up to 4 people.
This property was available in 2015 for those with a local connection to Bratton Clovelly first. It received 5 bids.

There is 1 applicant registered with a local connection to the parish of Bratton Clovelly through residence.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Bratton Clovelly is £5,000 annually (median).

Boasley Cross Community Primary School is right on the boarder of the parish. It provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years, but has experienced a notable decline overall. The number of pupils is at almost half of the school’s capacity of 70.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has slightly decreased within the same period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions

12.6% travel less than 10km to their work place. 44% work mainly from home.
47.3% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.2% are unemployed. 51.5% are economically inactive.
21.5% of households in the parish are single person households. 48.2% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 15.2% are three person households, and 15.2% are four or more person households.
88.9% provide no unpaid care. 3.5% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.8% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5.8% provide 19 hours or less a week.
50.3% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 32.6% are deprived in one dimension, and 13.5% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results