Sydenham Damerel Parish Profile

Average property prices of £426,500 within Sydenham Damerel in 2020, increasing by 2.2% from £417,500 in 2019.
- It should be noted that there have been very few property sales within the parish in recent years.
2.7% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 16.1% are 2 bedrooms, 33% are 3 bedrooms, 48.2% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 68.8% have 2 or more spare rooms,
- 25.9% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 5.4% have the right number of bedrooms,
- no households are recorded as lacking a bedroom.
Of the households in the parish, 61.6% own their home outright, 23.2% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, none live in social rented housing and 15.2% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

There have been no properties available to private rent between 2020 and 2022 that have been recorded by Rightmove
In the neighbouring parish of Milton Abbot, the average 3 bed private rental costs £900 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £797.81 per month for a 3 bed property in this area.
In the PL19 postcode area, there has been a 15.5% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 27.8% increase in available listings, in the period between Oct 22 and Oct 23.
During the same period, there has been a 36.9% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the PL19 postcode area.

There are no affordable homes within the parish that would be managed by a Housing Association.

1 applicant registered with a local connection through residence. There are no further applicants that have a local connection through employment or family connection.
The average income of households registered on Devon Home Choice with a local connection to Sydenham Damerel is £22,300 annually (median).

There is no education provision within the parish of Sydenham Damerel. The nearest primary school is just under 3 miles away in the neighbouring parish of Milton Abbot.
Milton Abbot School provides for children aged 4 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has fluctuated in recent years, but overall, has experienced a slight decline in school roll. The number of pupils enrolled in 2023 remains below the school’s capacity of 105.
The percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals has also fluctuated within the same period, but increased overall. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

11.2% travel less than 10km to their work place. 42.4% work mainly from home.
57.3% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 0.5% are unemployed. 42.3% are economically inactive.
18.8% of households in the parish are single person households. 56.2% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 14.3% are three person households, and 10.7% are four or more person households.
92.1% provide no unpaid care. 1.2% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.7% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5% provide 19 hours or less a week.

Housing Needs Survey Results