Jacobstowe Parish Profile

Housing

  • Average property prices of £372,500 within Jacobstowe in 2022, decreasing by 22.1% from £455,000 in 2021. 
    • It should be noted that property prices in Jacobstowe have fluctuated across the last 5 years, and there are very few property sales, which may impact the median property sales prices. 
  • 7.8% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 13% are 2 bedrooms, 39% are 3 bedrooms, 40.3% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
  • Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
    • 59.2% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
    • 25% have 1 spare bedroom, 
    • 14.5% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, 
    • none are lacking 1 bedroom, and 
    • 1.3% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms. 
  • Of the households in the parish, 56.6% own their home outright, 17.1% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 1.3% live in social rented accommodation and 25% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Renting in Jacobstowe

  • Between 2020 and 2022, there have been no private rental properties advertised through Rightmove within the parish. 
  • In the neighbouring parish of Exbourne, 3 bed private rental prices of £1250 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022. 
  • 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

Affordable housing

  • There are no social or affordable properties to rent through a Housing Association that are located within the parish.

Devon Home Choice

  • 1 applicant registered with a local connection through residence. 
  • The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Jacobstowe is £12,000 annually. 
    • It should be noted that this is based on information from one applicant.

Education

  • There is no education provision within the parish of Jacobstowe. The nearest primary school is just over 1 mile away in the neighbouring parish of Exbourne. Exbourne Church of England Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years. 
  • The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased by 34.7% in recent years. The number of pupils is still below the school’s capacity of 82. 
  • The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased by 13.9% within the same period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions. 
  • There is also a separate Pre-School which provides for children below school age. This is run from the Methodist Chapel in the village.

From the census

  • 21.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 43.8% work mainly from home. 
  • 60.5% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 0.6% are unemployed. 39% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%. 
  • 20% of households in the parish are single person households. 46.7% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 12% are three person households, and 21.3% are four or more person households. 
  • 93.5% provide no unpaid care. 3.8% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.6% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 1.1% provide 19 hours or less a week. 
  • 56.6.% of households are not deprived in any dimension, compared to the average for England, at 48.4%. 36.8% are deprived in one dimension, and 6.6% deprived in two dimensions.