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Housing in PL1 5FA

What the homes in PL1 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
3,303 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (73.2%). Flats make up 85.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PL1 5FAEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached2.5%31.5%
Terraced11%23%
Purpose-built flat73.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

15.4% of households in the PL1 5FA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 8.5% own outright and 6.8% with a mortgage.

PL1 5FA
15%
24%
60%
England
  • Owned15.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented23.6%20.5%
  • Social rented59.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL1 5FAEngland
Owned outright8.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council21.3%8.3%
From a housing association38.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL1 5FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.7%). 25.8% of households include dependent children.

PL1 5FAEngland
Living alone, under 6633.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children9.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

PlymouthEngland
All homes£1,004£1,459
One bedroom£705£1,195
Two bedrooms£886£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,065£1,489
Four or more£1,493£2,161
Detached£1,317£1,640
Semi-detached£1,063£1,449
Terraced£1,046£1,435
Flat or maisonette£799£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL1 5FA (City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour) (about 3,303 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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