Parish Housing Profiles

Housing

• Average property prices of £307,500 within Bridestowe in 2022, increasing by 25% from £246,000 in 2021. 
• 5.3% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 25% are 2 bedrooms, 40.9% are 3 bedrooms, 28.8% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
• Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
  • 45.2% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
  • 37.9% have 1 spare bedroom, 
  • 16.5% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, 
  • 0.4% are lacking 1 bedroom
• Of the households in the parish, 44.8% own their home outright, 25.9% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 5.8% live in social rented accommodation and 23.6% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Renting in Bridestowe

• Average 2 bed rental prices of £787.50 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 28.8% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 16.2% decrease in available listings, in the period between Sept 22 and Sept 23. 
• During the same period, there has been a 11.3% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the EX20 postcode area.

Affordable housing

• Current stock (approximate): Live West - 14 current affordable stock, all through rented tenures. 
• There have been 4 Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2019 and October 2023. 
• This stock turnover included 2 x 2 beds, and 2 x 3 bed properties. 
• All of these properties were houses and were part of a new development in the parish.

Recent development

• There was development at Town Meadow in 2006/7, which delivered 9 affordable homes to rent for people with a local connection to the parish.

Housing Needs Survey

• A Housing Needs Survey was carried out by West Devon Borough Council in September 2023. This received a response rate of 8.2%. 
• 41.7% of respondents are owner occupiers, owning their home outright. A further 25% own their home through a mortgage. Another 4.2% rent their home from a Housing Association and 25% rent from a private landlord.

Devon Home Choice

• 8 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. A further 5 have a local connection through employment or family connection. 
• The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Bridestowe is £18,000 annually (median)

Education

• Bridestowe 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 a slight decline overall. The number of pupils remains marginally below the school’s capacity of 86. 
• 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.

From the census

• 15.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 32.8% work mainly from home. 
• 53.7% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 0.9% are unemployed. 45.4% are economically inactive. 
• 25.6% of households in the parish are single person households. 39.8% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 13.5% are three person households, and 21.1% are four or more person households. 
• 92% provide no unpaid care. 1.3% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.6% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5.1% provide 19 hours or less a week. 
• 51.3% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 37.3% are deprived in one dimension, and 10.3% deprived in two dimensions.