Exbourne Parish Profile

Average property prices of £437,500 within Exbourne in 2022, increasing by 15.1% from £380,000 in 2021.
- It should be noted that property prices in Exbourne have fluctuated across the last 5 years.
3% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 18.9% are 2 bedrooms, 40.9% are 3 bedrooms, 37.2% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 60.1% have +2 or more,
- 26.4% have +1,
- 9.8% have 0,
- 0.6% have -1, and
- 3.1% have - 2 or more.
Of the households in the parish, 52.4% own their home outright, 28.7% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 2.4% live in social rented accommodation and 16.5% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

3 bed rental price of £1250 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022.
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £822.73 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

Current stock (approximate): Live West - 4 affordable rented stock.
There have been 2 Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2017 and October 2023.

Number of Bedrooms	Average Bids
2	10

Property Type	Average Bids
Bungalow	10

There is a site in the parish that is in the process of being developed, which when completed, should house 9 dwellings.
There have been 5 completions so far, the most recent being in 2022

5 applicants registered with a local connection through residence.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Exbourne is £17,060 annually

A Housing Needs Survey was carried out by West Devon Borough Council in September 2023. This received a response rate of 9.9%.
57.9% of respondents to the survey owned their home outright, with a further 36.8% owning their home with a mortgage. 5.3% indicated that they rent from a Housing Association.

Exbourne Church of England Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased by 34.7% in recent years. The number of pupils is still below the school’s capacity of 82.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased by 13.9% within the same period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.
There is also a separate Pre-School which provides for children below school age. This is run from the Methodist Chapel in the village.

18.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 36.7% work mainly from home.
48.6% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.1% are unemployed. 50.3% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
20.1% of households in the parish are single person households. 45.1% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 14.6% are three person households, and 20.1% are four or more person households.
88.1% provide no unpaid care. 3.7% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 6.2% provide 19 hours or less a week.
46.2% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is below the average for England, at 48.4%. 36.9% are deprived in one dimension, and 14.4% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results