Brentor Parish Profile

Average property prices of £430,000 within Brentor in 2022, increasing by 45.8% from £295,000 in 2021.
2.7% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 23.9% are 2 bedrooms, 39.1%are 3 bedrooms, 34.2% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1%average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 60% have 2 or more spare bedrooms
- 27% have 1 spare bedroom
- 10.8% are lacking 1 bedroom
- 1.1% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms
Of the households in the parish, 58.2% own their home outright, 24.7%own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 3.3% live in social rented accommodation and 13.7% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

There have been 2 properties available to rent through Rightmove between 2020 and 2022. 1 x 3 bed and 1 x 6 bed.
The cost of renting the 3 bed property was £1,200 per calendar month.
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £693.12 per month for a 3 bed property In the PL19 postcode area, there has been a 15.5% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 27.8% increase in available listings in the period between Oct 22 and Oct 23.
During the same period, there has been a 36.9% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the PL19 postcode area.

Current stock (approximate): Live West - 4 current affordable stock.
These units are all 3 bed houses, all of which are rented units and available for general needs applicants.
There have been no Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2010 and October 2023.

3 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. There are no further applicants that have a local connection through employment or family connection.
All three applicants are in need of 3 bed properties.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Brentor is £10,050 annually (median).

Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School 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 overall decline. The number of pupils remains below the school’s capacity of 82.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased within the same period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

22.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 45.9% work mainly from home.
47.9% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.8% are unemployed. 49.3% are economically inactive.
25.9% of households in the parish are single person households. 46.5% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 15.1% are three person households, and 12.4% are four or more person households.
91.5% provide no unpaid care. 2.8% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 0.8% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 4.9% provide 19 hours or less a week.
55.5% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 31.9% are deprived in one dimension, and 9.9% deprived in two dimensions.

A Housing Needs Survey was carried out within the parish in 2022.
This showed a need for 6 affordable homes in the next 5 years. This was recommended at 5 x 1 bed properties and 1 x 2 bed property.
The response rate of this survey was 44%, with 73% of respondents being in favour of a small development of affordable housing for local people, with 27% being against this.
4 of the households in need would require social rented housing, with the remaining 2 being able to afford affordable rent or low cost home ownership.

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