Coryton Parish Profile

Housing

  • Average property prices of £357,500 within Coryton in 2020, increasing by 4.3% from £342,500 in 2021. 
    • It should be noted that there very few property sales within the parish, with no house sales registered on Land Registry in some recent years, including 2021, 2022, 2023. 
  • 3.8% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 23.7% are 2 bedrooms, 35.9% are 3 bedrooms, 36.6% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
  • Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
    • 52.7% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
    • 29% have 1 spare bedroom, 
    • 16.8% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, and 
    • 1.5% are lacking a bedroom. 
  • Of the households in the parish, 41.2% own their home outright, 15.3% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, none live in social rented accommodation and 43.5% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Renting in Coryton

  • There have been no private rental properties available through Rightmove between 2020 and 2022 within the parish of Coryton. 
  • In the neighbouring parish of Brentor, the average cost of private renting a 3 bed property was £1,200 per calendar month. 
  • The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £723.02 per month for a 3 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

  • There are no affordable units within the parish that would be available to rent through a Housing Association.

Devon Home Choice

  • 1 applicant registered with a local connection through residence. 
  • There are no further applicants that have a local connection through employment or family connection. 
  • The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Coryton is £14,192 annually. 
    • It should be noted that this data is based on information from one applicant.

Education

  • There is no education provision within the parish. The nearest primary school is just under 3 miles away at Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School. Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School provides for children aged 2 years until 11 years. 
  • The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years, but overall, has experienced a slight decline in school roll. The number of pupils enrolled in 2023 remains below the school’s capacity of 102. 
  • The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has also fluctuated within the same period, but decreased overall. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

From the census

  • 11% travel less than 10km to their work place. 41.1% work mainly from home. 
  • 58.8% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.1% are unemployed. 40.1% are economically inactive. 
  • 23.3% of households in the parish are single person households. 40.3% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 18.6% are three person households, and 17.8% are four or more person households. 
  • 87% provide no unpaid care. 3.5% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.3% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 8.2% provide 19 hours or less a week. 
  • 47.7% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 40% are deprived in one dimension, and 10% deprived in two dimensions.