Germansweek Parish Profile

Average property prices of £572,500 within Germansweek in 2022, increasing by 9.6% from £522,500 in 2021.
- It should be noted that house prices have fluctuated within recent years within the parish.
6.8% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 8.2% are 2 bedrooms, 39.7% are 3 bedrooms, 45.2% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- `66.7% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 23.6% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 9.7% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- no households are recorded as lacking any bedrooms.
Of the households in the parish, 59.7% own their home outright, 27.8% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, none live in social rented accommodation and 12.5% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 3 bed rental prices of £1,350 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £723.02 per month for a 3 bed property

There are no affordable or social rented homes within the parish that would be rented through a Housing Association to people with a local connection.

There are no applicants registered with a local connection to the parish of Germansweek through residence.

There is no education provision within the parish. One nearby school is just under 5 miles away at Boasley Cross.
Boasley Cross 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 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

8% travel less than 10km to their work place. 37.3% work mainly from home.
46.5% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 3.8% are unemployed. 49.7% are economically inactive.
13.9% of households in the parish are single person households. 51.4% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 18.1% are three person households, and 16.7% are four or more person households.
87.4% provide no unpaid care. 1.7% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 0.6% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 10.3% provide 19 hours or less a week.
68.1% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 26.4% are deprived in one dimension, and 5.6% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results