Housing in PL2 1NF
What the homes in PL2 1NF 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
- 1,447 (2024)
PL2 1NFPlymouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (73.4%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56% of households in the PL2 1NF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned56%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented38.5%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.9% 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 (29.1%). 25.6% 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 PL2 1NF (Ford & Blockhouse Park) (about 1,447 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.