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Postcode · Lyme Regis

Housing in DT7 3LN

What the homes in DT7 3LN 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
1,496 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.4%). Flats make up 23.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

DT7 3LNEngland
Detached60.4%22.9%
Semi-detached7.6%31.5%
Terraced8.9%23%
Purpose-built flat7.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.5% of households in the DT7 3LN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 66.9% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.

DT7 3LN
82%
15%
England
  • Owned82.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented15.3%20.5%
  • Social rented2.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DT7 3LNEngland
Owned outright66.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council0.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DT7 3LNEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (28.8%). 8.7% of households include dependent children.

DT7 3LNEngland
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over28.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 3LN (Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale) (about 1,496 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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