Lifton Parish Profile

Average property prices of £314,050 within Lifton in 2022, decreasing by 2.6% from £322,500 in 2021.
5.8% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 26.4% are 2 bedrooms, 35.9% are 3 bedrooms, 28.3% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 45.9% have 2 or more spare rooms,
- 35.3% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 16.9% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households,
- 1.7% are lacking 1 bedroom, and
- 0.2% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms.
Of the households in the parish, 46.5% own their home outright, 24.3% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 9% live in social rented housing, and 20.2% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 2 bed rental prices of £850 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £607.32 per month for a 2 bed property in this area.
In the PL16 postcode area, there has been a 69.8% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 66.7% decrease in available listings, in the period between Dec 22 and Dec 23.
During the same period, there has been a 22.5% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the PL16 postcode area

Current stock (approximate):
- Live West - 48 rented accommodation current affordable stock.
- South Devon Rural - 6 Rent Plus units
There have been 8 Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2019 and December 2023.
These have been a mix of 1 and 2 bed properties, which have received an average of 41 bids per property

At present, there has been 1 known property marked for disposal by Live West within the parish within the last 3 years. T
his property was a 3 bed, semi-detached house.
This property will be or have been sold on the open market.

19 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. A further 9 have a local connection through employment or family connection.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Lifton is £16,000 annually (median).

6 Rent Plus units completed in December of 2023, providing opportunities for local households to step on to the housing ladder, through part buying, part renting their home.
This is with the end goal of being able to save to own the home outright.
These were made up of 4 x 1 bed flats and 2 x 2 bed houses.

Lifton Community Academy provides for children aged 2 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has increased in recent years. The number of pupils enrolled in 2023/24 is slightly above the school’s capacity of 175.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has also fluctuated within the same period, but decreased overall. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

28.3% travel less than 10km to their work place. 29.4% work mainly from home.
58.3% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2% are unemployed. 39.7% are economically inactive.
26.7% of households in the parish are single person households. 41.6% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 12.6% are three person households, and 19.1% are four or more person households.
89.7% provide no unpaid care. 3% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.5% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5.7% provide 19 hours or less a week.
49.4% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 34.5% are deprived in one dimension, and 12.7% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results