Meeth Parish Profile

Average property prices of £395,000 within Meeth in 2021, increasing by 10.3% from £358,000 in 2020.
- It should be noted that property prices in Meeth have fluctuated across the last 5 years. There are few property sales within the parish each year, which may impact the median average sales price.
No homes are 1 bedroom properties, 19.7% are 2 bedrooms, 45.5% 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:
- 57.6% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 30.3% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 12.1% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- none are lacking bedrooms.
Of the households in the parish, 47.8% own their home outright, 23.9% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 9% live in social rented accommodation and 19.4% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 4 bed private rental prices of £1,400 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £792.83 per month for a 2 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 - 4 social or affordable rented stock.
There has 1 Affordable Housing unit available through Devon Home Choice for rent, between January 2014 and April 2024. This property was a 2 bed house that received 24 bids. There have been no other properties available since this one in 2017.

2 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. No further applicants with a local connection through family connection.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Meeth is £19,400 annually.

512% travel less than 10km to their work place. 37.3% work mainly from home.
57.2% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 0.7% are unemployed. 42.1% are economically inactive.
20% of households in the parish are single person households. 47.7% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 15.4% are three person households, and 16.9% are four or more person households.
86.1% provide no unpaid care. 4.4% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2.5% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 7% provide 19 hours or less a week.
51.5% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 30.3% are deprived in one dimension, and 13.6% deprived in two dimensions

Housing Needs Survey Results