Sampford Spiney Parish Profile

Average property prices of £920,000 within Sampford Spiney in 2022, decreasing by 31.4% from £700,000 in 2021.
- It should be noted that house prices have fluctuated slightly in recent years within the parish, and there have been very few property sales within the parish, which may impact the median averages.
No homes are 1 bedroom properties, 15.2% are 2 bedrooms, 41.3% are 3 bedrooms, 43.5% are 4 or more (compared to the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 61.5% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 25% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 13.5% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- no households are recorded as lacking any bedrooms.

There have been no properties to private rent that have been advertised between 2020-22. However, there is information for private rented properties in the neighbouring parish of Horrabridge.
Average 2 bed rental prices of £850 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £673.14 per month for a 2 bed property
In the PL20 postcode area, there has been a 2.8% increase in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 40% decrease in available listings, in the period between Oct 22 and Oct 23.
During the same period, there has been a 28.7% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the PL20 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.

There are no applicants that are registered on Devon Home Choice that have identified a local connection, through residence, employment or immediate family, to the parish of Sampford Spiney.

There is no education provision within the parish of Sampford Spiney. The nearest school is just under 2 miles in the neighbouring parish of Walkhampton.
Lady Modiford’s Church of England Primary School provides education for children aged 5 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years, and has remained below the school’s capacity of 105 pupils.
The proportion of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased during the same time period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

Of the households in the parish, 52.8% own their home outright, 24.5% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 11.3% live in social rented accommodation and 11.3% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.
15.7% of households in the parish are single person households. 51% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 15.7% are three person households, and 17.6% are four or more person households.
6.7% travel less than 10km to their work place. 48.3% work mainly from home.
53% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 4.3% are unemployed. 42.6% are economically inactive.
85.7% provide no unpaid care. 3.2% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.6% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 9.5% provide 19 hours or less a week.
51% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 30.6% are deprived in one dimension, and 14.3% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results