Housing in PL2 2PD
What the homes in PL2 2PD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- North Prospect
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
PL2 2PDPlymouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59.5%). Flats make up 18.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40% of households in the PL2 2PD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 17.2% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned40%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.2%1%
- Private rented9.2%20.5%
- Social rented43.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.6%). 30.3% 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 PL2 2PD (North Prospect) (about 1,759 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.