Parish Housing Profiles

Housing

• 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.

Renting in Walkhampton

• 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.

Affordable housing

• 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.

Devon Home Choice

• There are 6 applicants that are registered 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).

Education

• 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.

From the census

• 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.