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Housing in EX13 5UW

What the homes in EX13 5UW 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
1,703 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (46.8%). Flats make up 15.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

EX13 5UWEngland
Detached46.8%22.9%
Semi-detached19.4%31.5%
Terraced17.9%23%
Purpose-built flat9.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71% of households in the EX13 5UW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 55% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.

EX13 5UW
71%
13%
15%
England
  • Owned71%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented12.7%20.5%
  • Social rented14.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

EX13 5UWEngland
Owned outright55%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.8%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association14.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 34.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

EX13 5UWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.8%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

EX13 5UWEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 EX13 5UW (Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale) (about 1,703 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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