Highampton Parish Profile

Average property prices of £537,500 within Highampton in 2023, increasing by 58.1% from £340,000 in 2022.
- It should be noted that property prices in the parish have fluctuated in recent years.
3.1% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 13.1% are 2 bedrooms, 36.2% are 3 bedrooms, 47.7% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 58.8% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 30.5% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 7.6% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- 3.1% are lacking 1 bedroom.
Of the households in the parish, 61.5% own their home outright, 21.5% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, none live in social rented accommodation and 16.9% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free

Average 3 bed private rental prices of £997.50 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance that a household can receive is £974.40 per month for a 3 bed property

Current stock (approximate): Live West - 1 current affordable rented stock which is a 3 bed house within the parish.
There have been no properties available to rent that have been advertised on Devon Home Choice in the last 10 years.

2 applicants registered with a local connection through residence.
A further 4 have a local connection through family connection.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Highampton is £19,000 annually (mean).

Highampton Community Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased in recent years. The number of pupils remains below the school’s capacity of 53, at almost half of this.
The proportion 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.

7.4% travel less than 10km to their work place. 47.7% work mainly from home.
45% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 0.9% are unemployed. 54.1% are economically inactive.
22.5% of households in the parish are single person households. 45.7% are two people households. These are both above the average for England. 7% are three person households, and 24.8% are four or more person households.
87.9% provide no unpaid care. 4.9% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2.2% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 4.9% provide 19 hours or less a week.
41.5% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 37.7% are deprived in one dimension, and 18.5% are deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results