Sampford Courtenay Parish Profile

Average property prices of £645,000 within Sampford Courtenay in 2023, increasing by 26.5% from £510,000 in 2022.
- It should be noted that property prices in Sampford Courtenay have fluctuated across the last 5 years.
3.7% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 25.3% are 2 bedrooms, 36.4% are 3 bedrooms, 34.6% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 54.6% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 33.1% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 10.8% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- 0.7% are lacking 1 bedroom, and
- 0.7% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms.
Of the households in the parish, 58.7% own their home outright, 23.4% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 2.6% live in social rented accommodation and 15.2% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

2 bed rental price of £850 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022.
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 - 6 affordable or social rented stock.
There have been no Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2014 and April 2024.

4 applicants registered with a local connection through residence.
There are a further 2 applicants with a local connection through immediate family.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Sampford Courtenay is £22,596 annually.

There is no education provision within the parish of Sampford Courtenay. The nearest primary school is just over 2 miles away in the neighbouring parish of Exbourne.
Exbourne Church of England Primary School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased by 34.7% in recent years. The number of pupils is still below the school’s capacity of 82.
The proportion of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased within the same period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.
There is also a separate Pre-School which provides for children below school age. This is run from the Methodist Chapel in the village.

12.3% travel less than 10km to their work place. 45.6% work mainly from home.
51.7% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, none are unemployed. 48.3% are economically inactive compared to the average for Devon at 43.6%.
22.3% of households in the parish are single person households. 51.3% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 13% are three person households, and 13.4% are four or more person households.
86.7% provide no unpaid care. 5.3% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2.5% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5.5% provide 19 hours or less a week.
47.2% of households are not deprived in any dimension, which is below the average for England, at 48.4%. 39% are deprived in one dimension, and 11.5% deprived in two dimensions

A Housing Needs Survey was carried out by West Devon Borough Council in September 2023.
This received a response rate of 4.7% and identified a need for 5 affordable homes in the following 5 years.
53.8% of respondents to the survey owned their home outright, with a further 38.5% owning their home with a mortgage. 7.7% indicated that they rent from a Housing Association.

Housing Needs Survey Results