Throwleigh Parish Profile

Average property prices of £445,000 within Throwleigh in 2023, decreasing by 11.2% from £495,000 in 2022.
- It should be noted that house sale prices have fluctuated within the parish in recent years.
The following data from the 2021 Census covers Gidleigh and Throwleigh, as they are small, neighbouring parishes with information that has been grouped by the Office for National Statistics.
7.5% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 11.8% are 2 bedrooms, 36.9% are 3 bedrooms, 43.9% are 4 or more (which is higher than the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 68.1% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 17.8% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 13% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- 0.5% are lacking 1 bedroom,
- 0.5% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms.
Of the households in the parish, 48.8% own their home outright, 26.9% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 9.6% live in social rented accommodation and 14.6% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.

Average 3 bed private rental prices of £2,000 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £947.40 per month for a 3 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.

There are 4 affordable or social rent properties within the parish, all of which are managed by the housing association Live West.
The most recent property was available in 2016. This was a 2 bed house that received 13 bids.

There is 1 applicant registered with a local connection through residence, with no further applicants with a local connection through employment or family.
The average income of applicants with a local connection to the parish is £22,000 annually (median).

There is no education provision within the parish. The nearest school is around 2.5 miles away in the neighbouring parish of South Tawton.
South Tawton Primary School provides for children aged 2 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

The following data from the 2021 Census covers Gidleigh and Throwleigh, as they are small, neighbouring parishes with information that has been grouped by the Office for National Statistics.
15.3% travel less than 10km to their work place. 55.3% work mainly from home.
54.3% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 1.7% are unemployed. 44% are economically inactive.
25.4% of households in the parish are single person households. 48.1% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 13% are three person households, and 13.5% are four or more person households.
89.6% provide no unpaid care. 2.8% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 0.5% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 7% provide 19 hours or less a week.
54.9% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 39% are deprived in one dimension, and 5.5% deprived in two dimensions

Housing Needs Survey Results