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Housing in PL19 9LY

What the homes in PL19 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Horrabridge & Mary Tavy
Council
West Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,645 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (65.2%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL19 9LYEngland
Detached65.2%22.9%
Semi-detached24.1%31.5%
Terraced7.4%23%
Purpose-built flat1.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.5% of households in the PL19 9LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 57.6% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.

PL19 9LY
82%
England
  • Owned82.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented10.7%20.5%
  • Social rented6.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL19 9LYEngland
Owned outright57.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association4.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL19 9LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.4%). 16.1% of households include dependent children.

PL19 9LYEngland
Living alone, under 668.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.4%12.8%
Couple, no children24.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Devon

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Devon (August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West DevonEngland
All homes£846£1,459
One bedroom£603£1,195
Two bedrooms£771£1,335
Three bedrooms£952£1,489
Four or more£1,351£2,161
Detached£1,148£1,640
Semi-detached£912£1,449
Terraced£843£1,435
Flat or maisonette£672£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL19 9LY (Horrabridge & Mary Tavy) (about 1,645 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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