Hatherleigh Parish Profile

Average property prices of £247,500 within Hatherleigh in 2022, increasing by 8.7% from £227,725 in 2021.
8.4% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 29.4% are 2 bedrooms, 38.4% are 3 bedrooms, 23.8% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 41.4% have 2 or more spare bedrooms
- 37.4% have 1 spare bedroom
- 18.9% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households
- 1.8% are lacking 1 bedroom
- 0.5% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms
Of the households in the parish, 39.6% own their home outright, 23.3% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 11.3% live in social rented accommodation and 25.7% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 3 bed rental prices of £750 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
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 - 28 current affordable stock
- Westward - 40 affordable rented, 12 shared ownership..
There have been 22 Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2019 and October 2023. This stock turnover included 10 x 1 beds, 7 x 2 beds, and 5 x 3 bed properties.
There is an average number of 61 bids on bungalows. There is an average of 54 bids on 1 bedroom properties

31 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. A further 19 have a local connection through employment or family connection.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Hatherleigh is £15,960 annually (mean).

Hatherleigh Community Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has increased in recent years. The number of pupils is still below the school’s capacity of 210.
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.

At present, there have been 2 known properties marked for disposal by Live West within the parish within the last 12 months
1 x 2 bed house with stair lift and another 1 bed bungalow with an adapted bathroom facilities.
These properties will be sold on the open market.

Land at the Hatherleigh Market site is being developed into 120 new homes. 100 of these are houses or bungalows and have been completed. The remainder are apartments that are still to be completed.
These are made up of 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms homes and bungalows.
There are no affordable units on this site.

23.4% travel less than 10km to their work place. 26% work mainly from home.
54.7% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2%are unemployed. 43.3% are economically inactive.
30.7% of households in the parish are single person households. 39.6% are two people households. These are both above the average for England. 13.4% are three person households, and 16.3% are four or more person households.
88.1% provide no unpaid care. 3.6% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2.6% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5.7% provide 19 hours or less a week.
46.8% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 34.1% are deprived in one dimension, and 14% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results