Strategic Housing Market Assessment - North Devon District Council

SHMA: Torridge and North Devon Update
• for a 5+ bed property, from £1,085 in Ilfracombe to Holsworthy to £1,215 in Umberleigh.
• Average rents are close to the Local Housing Allowance Rates only for 2 and 3 bed flats and for 4 bed houses mainly in
Barnstaple, Ilfracombe and South Molton and in a few other locations.
Table 3.14: average private rented monthly rentals by property type and bedsize, Torridge, March, April and May 2012, rounded to £5,
and LHA rates by number of bedrooms, May 2012
Type
Exeter
LHA rate Beaworthy Winkleigh
North
Cornwall
& Devon
Borders
LHA rate Holsworthy Launceston
North Devon
LHA rate Bideford Torrington Average
Shared
Shared
Shared
Studio flats £318 £420 - £270 £440 £435 £270 £440 £440 £350
1 bed flats £495 - - £400 £360 £400 £400 £410 £440 £405
1 bed
houses £495 £485 £475 £400 £410 £445 £400 £425 £410 £440
2 bed flats £600 - - £500 £470 £470 £525 £525 £490 £490
2 bed
houses £600 £640 £525 £500 £510 £560 £525 £545 £650 £570
3 bed flats £700 - - £595 £545 £615 £650 £665 £550 £595
3 bed
houses £700 £695 £680 £595 £635 £655 £650 £665 £725 £675
4 bed
houses £950 £875 £865 £700 £880 £900 £835 £820 £815 £860
5 bed
houses Not eligible £1,050 - Not eligible £955 £1,040 Not eligible £955 - £1,000
(Source: findaproperty.com)
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