Horrabridge Parish Profile

Housing

  • Average property prices of £325,290 within Horrabridge in 2022, increasing from £323,222 in 2021.
  • 8.2% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 22.2% are 2 bedrooms, 45.7% are 3 bedrooms, 24% are 4 or more.

Affordable housing

  • Current stock (approximate):
    • Live West - 165 current affordable stock.
    • Soveriegn - 7 current affordable stock.
    • Westward - 15 current affordable stock.
  • Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Sept 2022 included 9 x 1 bed properties, 6 x 2 bed properties and 2 x 3 bed properties.
  • Average  of 61 bids on houses, 44 bids on flats and 34 bids on bungalows.
  • 29.4% of affordable properties available during this period were aimed at provision for Over 55s.

Devon Home Choice

  • 31 applicants registered with a local connection through residence 
  • 2 applicants registered with a local connection through employment 
  • 17 applicants registered with a local connection through immediate family connections
  • The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Horrabridge is £15,384 annually (median).

Horrabridge Nursery and Primary School

  • Horrabridge Nursery and 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 experienced an overall decline.
  • The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has decreased but remained high in comparison to the number of pupils. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

From the census

  • 27% travel less than 10km to their work place. 26.1% work mainly from home. 
  • 51.6% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2% are unemployed. 46.5% are economically inactive.
  • 43.6% of households owns their home outright, 27.9% own with mortgage or shared ownership, 16.5% social rent their properties, 12% private rent or live rent free.
  • 30.5% of households in the parish are single person households. 39.6% are two people households. These are both above the average for England and Wales.