North Tawton Parish Profile

Average property prices of £244,000 in 2022, decreasing by 2.4% from £250,000 in 2021 (median).
The parish has 12 second homes, and 13 holiday lets.
Developments concentrated at Devonshire Gardens, Batheway Fields, Bouchers Hill - these have provided the parish with general needs rentals, shared ownership and self-build properties as well as open market housing.
5.9% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 28.9% are 2 bedrooms, 39.9% are 3 bedrooms, 25.3% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 42.7% have 2 or more spare bedrooms
- 37.8% have 1 spare bedroom
- 18.2% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households
- 1.1% are lacking 1 bedroom
- 0.2% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms
Of the households in the parish, 43.3% own their home outright, 27.3% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 9.8% live in social rented accommodation and 19.6% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 2 bed rental prices of £750 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £687.12 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 - 79 rented stock, 4 shared ownership.
- Westward Housing - 4 rented stock.
- RentPlus - 11 Rent to Buy
Turnover of stock between Jan 2019 and Nov 2023 included 7 x 1 bed properties including bungalows, and 5 x 2 bed properties.
These included 5 Bungalows, 2 flats and 5 houses.

35 applicants registered with a local connection through residence
1 applicant registered with a local connection through employment
16 applicants registered with a local connection through immediate family connection
The average income of households registered with Devon Home Choice with a local connection to North Tawton is £22,750 annually (median).

North Tawton Community Primary School provides for children aged 2 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has declined in recent years and has remained notably lower than the school’s capacity of 230.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has fluctuated and declined, but remained high in proportion to the number of pupils. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

21.2% travel less than 10km to their work place. 29% work mainly from home.
61.6% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.3% are unemployed. 36.1% are economically inactive.
28.2% of households in the parish are single person households. 40.6% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 14.2% are three person households, and 17% are four or more person households.
89% provide no unpaid care. 2.9% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2.3% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5.8% provide 19 hours or less a week.
51.5% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 33% are deprived in one dimension, and 13.3% deprived in two dimensions.

A Housing Needs Survey was carried out by West Devon Borough Council in February 2023.
This received a response rate of 6.5% and recommended 9 affordable homes within the next 5 years.
This found that all 9 homes should be affordable or social rented properties, recommending the following mix: (4) x 1 beds, (3) x 2 beds, (2) x 3 beds.

Housing Needs Survey Results