Property market | £347,992 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Exeter (24.6 miles) | |
Broadband | 42.1mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 97.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 356 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 425 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North Devon level) | |
Community | Median age is 48.0 | Happiness is Above Average for Devon, High for UK | |
Crime | 2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Devon and Cornwall) | |
Commute (approx) | - Bristol Temple Meads (122 mins) - Reading (167 mins) - Birmingham New Street (207 mins) - Paddington (207 mins) - London Waterloo (271 mins) - Leeds (337 mins) - York (366 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£347,992 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Exeter (24.6 miles) | |
42.1mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 48.0 | Happiness is Above Average for Devon, High for UK | |
Ranked 356 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 425 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North Devon level) | |
2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Devon and Cornwall) | |
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Alswear has one main store nearby, Sainsburys South Molton.
The property market in Alswear has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £482,494, which is down -1.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £347,992 (down -2.3% on last year) , a terraced house £250,253 (down -3.1% on last year) and a flat £162,223. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £613 per month. Property prices in Alswear are similar to the average property prices across Devon and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Alswear, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Devon region.
Property data is based on North Devon level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Alswear, or click here to browse the longer list of Alswear property transactions from 2023.
Address | Details |
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BUTCHERS ARMS, , South Molton, Devon , EX36 4LH | Detached - Sold for £510,000 on 05/12/2023 |
Alswear has a couple of schools nearby, including South Molton Community College (Maintained school) which is a secondary school based in Old Alswear Road, South Molton. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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South Molton United Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/9/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | South Molton | |
South Molton Community College Save school | Secondary school Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/19/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | South Molton |
School | Type |
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South Molton United Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/9/2018) |
South Molton Community College Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (11/19/2015) |
Station | Distance from Alswear | Commute options |
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Kings Nympton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +22% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 137 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Eggesford A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +8% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 122 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 167 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Umberleigh A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 138 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Morchard Road A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +18% from the previous year. | 14 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 110 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 155 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (North Devon) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of North Devon residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 97.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.2% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.2% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.3% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the North Devon consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.8% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 16.7% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.7% | 356 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.8% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 14.0% | |
Routine occupations | 12.3% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.2% | 425 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Devon is average (48mbps). Alswear is slower than this, with average download speeds of 42.1mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the North Devon level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 42.1 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 86.3% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 1.7% |
Crime stats were found at the Devon and Cornwall level:
Type | Devon and Cornwall | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 59 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 2 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 5 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 26 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Alswear.
The DEFRA API is currently reporting at least one flood warning in this area - please refer to the UK Government website for information on this.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Devon and Cornwall | River Barle, River Exe, River Lyn, River Mole, River Bray | the Upper River Exe from Exford to Exebridge, the Rivers Barle, Lyn, Mole and Bray and their tributaries, and coastal streams from Combe Martin to Lynton |
Devon and Cornwall | Bristol Channel | Coastal and tidal areas between Hartland Point and Lynmouth, including the Taw Torridge estuary |
Devon and Cornwall | River Creedy, River Yeo, Lapford Yeo, Little Dart | the Rivers Creedy, Creedy Yeo, Little Dart, Lapford Yeo and their tributaries |
Devon and Cornwall | River Mole | Riverside locations and roads on the River Mole between South Molton and Newnham Bridge, including low lying properties at Alswear, Riverside Caravan Park, South Molton Sewage Disposal Works, and Mole Bridge Garage |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Alswear, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £347,992 Detached: £482,494 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: | 9.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Totnes, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £414,880 Detached: £635,441 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Topsham, Devon Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £361,062 Detached: £581,799 | 77 | Primary: 9Secondary: 4 | 14.8% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Budleigh Salterton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £365,545 Detached: £559,397 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 14.8% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Ottery St Mary, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £365,545 Detached: £559,397 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | N/A |
Ashburton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: 3 | 13.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Teignmouth, Devon Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Lustleigh, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
South Molton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £347,992 Detached: £482,494 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: | 9.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Thorverton, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £307,739 Detached: £479,849 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 13.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Tiverton, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £307,739 Detached: £479,849 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Tavistock, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £297,389 Detached: £446,787 | 59 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 10.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Appledore, Devon Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £290,392 Detached: £442,446 | 59 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 10.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Alswear, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £347,992 Detached: £482,494 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: |
Totnes, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £414,880 Detached: £635,441 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 |
Topsham, Devon Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £361,062 Detached: £581,799 | 77 | Primary: 9Secondary: 4 |
Budleigh Salterton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £365,545 Detached: £559,397 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Ottery St Mary, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £365,545 Detached: £559,397 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Ashburton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: 3 |
Teignmouth, Devon Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Lustleigh, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: |
South Molton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £347,992 Detached: £482,494 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: |
Thorverton, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £307,739 Detached: £479,849 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Tiverton, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £307,739 Detached: £479,849 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Tavistock, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £297,389 Detached: £446,787 | 59 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Appledore, Devon Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £290,392 Detached: £442,446 | 59 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
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