Housing in PL1 2QA
What the homes in PL1 2QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stonehouse
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,257 (2024)
PL1 2QAPlymouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.5%). Flats make up 90.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
33.6% of households in the PL1 2QA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 13.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned33.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented52.9%20.5%
- Social rented13%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 56.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38.7%). 7.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Plymouth
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Plymouth (August 2026, +4.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL1 2QA (Stonehouse) (about 1,257 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.