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Housing in PL2 1LA

What the homes in PL2 1LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ford & Blockhouse Park
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,503 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (68.8%). Flats make up 15.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PL2 1LAEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached13.9%31.5%
Terraced68.8%23%
Purpose-built flat6.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.6% of households in the PL2 1LA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 36.7% with a mortgage.

PL2 1LA
60%
32%
England
  • Owned59.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented31.8%20.5%
  • Social rented8.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL2 1LAEngland
Owned outright22.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL2 1LAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.4%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

PL2 1LAEngland
Living alone, under 6629.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.7%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 PL2 1LA (Ford & Blockhouse Park) (about 1,503 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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