Marystow Parish Profile

The last open market property to sell within the parish was in 2018, and achieved a price of £572,500.
- It should be noted that there very few property sales within the parish, with no house sales registered on Land Registry in some recent years, including 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 or 2023.
1.5% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 21.2% are 2 bedrooms, 42.4% are 3 bedrooms, 34.8% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 60.6% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 28.8% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 10.6% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need.
- There are no households lacking bedrooms.
Of the households in the parish, 53.4% own their home outright, 28.6% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, none live in social rented accommodation and 18% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

There have been no private rental properties available through Rightmove between 2020 and 2022 within the parish of Marystow.
In the neighbouring parish of Lifton, the average 2 bed private rental costs £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

There are no affordable units within the parish that would be available to rent through a Housing Association.

There are no applicants on the Devon Home Choice waiting list that have identified a local connection to the parish of Marystow

There is no education provision within the parish. The nearest primary school is around 4 miles away at Lifton Community Academy.
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.

12.1% travel less than 10km to their work place. 33.3% work mainly from home.
62.2% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.3% are unemployed. 35.5% are economically inactive.
16.9% of households in the parish are single person households. 53.8% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 12.3% are three person households, and 16.9% are four or more person households.
91.9% provide no unpaid care. 2% 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.
49.3% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 44% are deprived in one dimension, and 5.2% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results