Walkhampton Parish Profile

Average property prices of £282,500 within Walkhampton in 2023, decreasing by 28.1% from £362,000 in 2022.
- It should be noted that house prices have fluctuated in recent years within the parish.
2.5% of homes are 1 bedroom properties, 16.1% are 2 bedrooms, 53.7% are 3 bedrooms, 27.7% are 4 or more (compared to the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 60.6% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 26.5% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 12% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- 0.8% are lacking 1 bedroom.

Average 2 bed rental prices of £770 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 - 11 affordable or social rented stock.
There has been 1 Affordable Housing unit available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2019 and April 2024.
This property was a 3 bedroom house, which received 69 bids.

There are 6 applicants that are registed on Devon Home Choice that have a local connection through residence.
There are a further 3 applicants with a local connection through family connection.
The average income of applicants with a local connection to Walkhampton is £22,920 annually (median).

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, 55.6% own their home outright, 27.2% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 4.5% live in social rented accommodation and 12.6% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.
28.9% of households in the parish are single person households. 44.4% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 14.9% are three person households, and 11.8% are four or more person households.
24.7% travel less than 10km to their work place. 28.9% work mainly from home.
47.8% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2% are unemployed. 50.1% are economically inactive.
87.2% provide no unpaid care. 4% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.7% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 7% provide 19 hours or less a week.
51.1% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 36.3% are deprived in one dimension, and 11.5% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results