South Tawton Parish Profile

Average property prices of £247,500 within South Tawton in 2022, increasing by 8.7% from £227,725 in 2021.
4.1% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 20.3% are 2 bedrooms, 44.5% are 3 bedrooms, 31.1% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 53.3% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 31.5% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 13.8% have the right amount of bedrooms for their households,
- 1.3% are lacking 1 bedroom
- 0.2% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms
Of the households in the parish, 47.8% own their home outright, 25.6% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 10.6% live in social rented accommodation and 16%live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Current stock (approximate):
- Live West - 40 current affordable stock,
- Hastoe - 10 affordable rented properties,
- Westward - 6 affordable rented homes.
There have been 9 Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2019 and October 2023.
This stock turnover included 2 x 1 beds, 1 x 2 beds, and 6 x 3 bed properties.
There is an average number of 86 bids on bungalows. There is an average of 69 bids on 1 bedroom properties

Average 2 bed rental prices of £850 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.

At present, there have been 4 known properties marked for disposal by Live West within the parish within the last 2 years.
These are a mix of properties, including a bungalow and houses, some of which are family-sized properties with 3 bedrooms.
These properties will be or have been sold on the open market.

12 applicants registered with a local connection through residence. A further 5 have a local connection through employment or family connection.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to South Tawton is £21,000 annually (median).

South Tawton Primary School provides for children aged2 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has decreased in recent years. The number of pupils remains considerably below the school’s capacity of 240.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has increased within the same period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

16.9% travel less than 10km to their work place. 42.7% work mainly from home.
56.7% of the parish population are economically active and in employment,2.3% are unemployed. 41% are economically inactive.
24.7% of households in the parish are single person households. 42.6% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 12.1% are three person households, and 20.6% are four or more person households.
88.9% provide no unpaid care. 2.1% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 2.2% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 6.8% provide 19 hours or less a week.
52.4% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 35.1% are deprived in one dimension, and 10.1% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results