Milton Abbot Parish Profile

Average property prices of £393,000 within Milton Abbot in 2023, decreasing by 5.8% from £371,500 in 2022.
- It should be noted that house prices have fluctuated within the parish over recent years.
4.2% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 21.6% are 2 bedrooms, 38.1% are 3 bedrooms, 36% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 54.2% have 2 or more spare rooms,
- 30.4% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 14% have the right number of bedrooms,
- 1.5% are lacking 1 bedroom.
Of the households in the parish, 42% own their home outright, 33.1% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 4.4% live in social rented housing and 20.4% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 3 bed private rental prices of £900 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £797.81 per month for a 3 bed property in this area.
In the PL19 postcode area, there has been a 15.5% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 27.8% increase in available listings, in the period between Oct 22 and Oct 23.
During the same period, there has been a 36.9% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the PL19 postcode area.

Current stock (approximate): Live West - 4 current affordable or social rented stock.
These are a mix of three 2 bedroom houses and one 3 bed house.
There have been no Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice in the last 10 years.

5 applicants registered with a local connection through residence.
A further 1 have a local connection through employment or family connection.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Milton Abbot is £16,250 annually (median).

Milton Abbot School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years, but overall, has experienced a slight decline in school roll. The number of pupils enrolled in 2023 remains below the school’s capacity of 105.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has also fluctuated within the same period, but increased overall. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

17.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 42% work mainly from home.
63.3% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.7% are unemployed. 35.1% are economically inactive.
25.4% of households in the parish are single person households. 36.9% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 17.8% are three person households, and 17.2% are four or more person households.
89% provide no unpaid care. 2.9% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.3% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 6.8% provide 19 hours or less a week.
54.5% of households are not deprived in any dimensions. 35.7% are deprived in one dimension and 8.3% are deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results