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Housing in DT7 3FA

What the homes in DT7 3FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,064 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.3%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

DT7 3FAEngland
Detached27.2%22.9%
Semi-detached34.3%31.5%
Terraced17.2%23%
Purpose-built flat19.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.8% of households in the DT7 3FA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 42.1% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.

DT7 3FA
61%
28%
England
  • Owned60.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.3%1%
  • Private rented9.1%20.5%
  • Social rented27.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DT7 3FAEngland
Owned outright42.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association26.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DT7 3FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.1%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.

DT7 3FAEngland
Living alone, under 6614.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%12.8%
Couple, no children16.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Dorset

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dorset (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

DorsetEngland
All homes£1,056£1,459
One bedroom£732£1,195
Two bedrooms£967£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,191£1,489
Four or more£1,684£2,161
Detached£1,442£1,640
Semi-detached£1,151£1,449
Terraced£1,045£1,435
Flat or maisonette£841£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DT7 3FA (Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale) (about 2,064 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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