” …The latest Halifax rural housing review found that rural homeowners in Devon and Cornwall are paying an average of £56,000 more for their properties than an urban equivalent. …

… Figures also revealed that the South Hams and Eastern and Northern parts of Devon are among the ten least affordable rural districts in the country. …

… Social housing was found to account for just 8% of housing stock in Torridge, 9% in Teignbridge and East Devon and 10% in North Devon and the South Hams.

The national rural average for social housing is 12% and the typical urban rate is 19%.”

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