Throwleigh Parish Profile

Housing

  • 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.

Renting in Throwleigh

  • 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.

Affordable housing

  • 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.

Devon Home Choice

  • 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).

Education

  • 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

From the census

  • 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