Parish Housing Profiles

Housing

• Average property prices of £350,000 within Northlew in 2023, increasing by 14.8% from £305,000 in 2022. 
  • It should be noted that house prices have fluctuated in recent years within the parish. 
• 2.2% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 17.6% are 2 bedrooms, 47% are 3 bedrooms, 33.2% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales). 
• Occupancy ratings for bedrooms: 
  • 56.9% have 2 or more spare bedrooms, 
  • 30% have 1 spare bedroom, 
  • 11.5% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need, 
  • 1.6% are lacking 1 bedroom.

Renting in Northlew

• Average 2 bed rental prices of £675 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

Affordable housing

• There are 2 affordable housing units that are managed by Live West. Aster has 4 affordable or social rent properties 
• Between Jan 2019 and Apr 2024, there have been 3 properties available through Devon Home Choice. 
• These have been 1 bed flats, which have received an average of 41 bids (median).

Devon Home Choice

• 3 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. 
• There were 3 further applicants with a local connection through employment or family connection. 
• The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Northlew is £18,245 annually (median).

Education

• Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School provides education for children aged 4 to 11 years 
• The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years, but has experienced a slight decline overall. The number of pupils remains below the school’s capacity of 49. 
• The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has slightly increased within the same period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

From the census

• 11.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 37.6% work mainly from home. 
• 54.2% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2% are unemployed. 43.9% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%. 
• 55.8% own their home outright, 26.9% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 2.2% live in social rented accommodation and 15.1% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free. 
• 20% of households in the parish are single person households. 45.7% are two people households, which is above the average for England (34%). 14% are three person households, and 20.3% are four or more person households. 
• 88.4 provide no unpaid care. 3.7% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.8% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 6.4% provide 19 hours or less a week. 
• 45.2% of households are not deprived in any dimension, compared to the average for England, at 48.4%. 41.3% are deprived in one dimension, and 12.2% deprived in two dimensions.