Inwardleigh Parish Profile

Average property prices of £462,500 within Inwardleigh in 2022, increasing by 39.5% from £331,500 in 2021.
4.1% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 23.4% are 2 bedrooms, 40.6% are 3 bedrooms, 32% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 50.8% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 36.8% have 1 spare bedrooms,
- 10.4% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- 2.1% are lacking 1 bedroom.
Of the households in the parish, 59.2% own their home outright, 17.3% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 7.7% live in social rented accommodation and 15.8% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 3 bed rental prices of £900 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £947.40 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 - 12 current affordable/social rented stock
There has been 1 Affordable Housing unit available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2019 and April 2024.
- This was a 4 bed house in Folly Gate, which received 96 bids, and required a local connection to the parish of Inwardleigh first. This property was available in 2019, and there have been none available since.

8 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. There were no further applicants that have a local connection through employment or family connection.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Inwardleigh is £21,500 annually (mean).

Upcoming development at Folly Gate will include the site at Brandize Park, which will deliver Discount Market Sales properties.
Planning has been granted for future development in Folly Gate for 23 homes, 5 of which will be affordable rent and 2 will be shared ownership. This has achieved the 30% target for affordable housing delivery on the site. (Land at SX 573976).

There is no education provision within the parish. The nearest school is just under 3 miles away in Okehampton. Okehampton Primary School provides for children aged 2 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased slightly in recent years, and has fallen below the school’s capacity of 630. However, the number on roll has remained high.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has slightly decreased within the same period, but still remains at around a quarter of the pupils in the school. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

14.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 43% work mainly from home.
59.8% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.2% are unemployed. 38% are economically inactive.
27.4% of households in the parish are single person households. 40% are two people households. These are both above the average for England. 11.1% are three person households, and 21.6% are four or more person households.
91.9% provide no unpaid care. 2.6% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 0.9% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 4.6% provide 19 hours or less a week.
41.2% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 36.1% are deprived in one dimension, and 20.1% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results