Iddesleigh Parish Profile

Housing

  • Average property prices of £315,000 within Iddesleigh in 2023, decreasing by 274% from £1,179,500 in 2022. 
    • It should be noted that property prices in Iddesleigh have fluctuated across the last 5 years, with the median in 2021 being £325,000. There are few property sales within the parish each year, which may impact the median average sales price. 
  • No homes are 1 bedroom properties, 15.9% are 2 bedrooms, 37.8% are 3 bedrooms, 46.3% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
  • Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
    • 66.2% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
    • 25% have 1 spare bedroom, 
    • 7.5% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, 
    • 1.2% are lacking 1 bedroom. 
  • Of the households in the parish, 61.5% own their home outright, 17.9% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 1.3% live in social rented accommodation and 19.2% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Renting in Iddesleigh

  • Average 2 bed private rental prices of £950 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median). 
  • The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £645.01 per month for a 2 bed property 
  • In the EX19 postcode area, there has been a 5.2% increase in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 200% increase in available listings, in the period between Sept 22 and Sept 23. 
  • During the same period, there has been a 43% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the EX19 postcode area.

Affordable housing

  • Current stock (approximate): 2 social or affordable rented stock. Both of these homes are 2 bed bungalows 
  • There have been no Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2014 and April 2024.

Devon Home Choice

  • No applicants registered with a local connection through residence. 1 applicant with a local connection through family connection. 
  • The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Iddesleigh is £21,200 annually.

From the census

  • 5.6% travel less than 10km to their work place. 57.8% work mainly from home. 
  • 51.4% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.2% are unemployed. 46.4% are economically inactive. 
  • 11.7% of households in the parish are single person households. 58.4% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 6.5% are three person households, and 23.4% are four or more person households. 
  • 88.9% provide no unpaid care. 5.1% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5.1% provide 19 hours or less a week. 
  • 40.7% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 42% are deprived in one dimension, and 11.1% deprived in two dimensions