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Housing in PL2 3BJ

What the homes in PL2 3BJ 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
1,849 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (61.2%). Flats make up 30.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

PL2 3BJEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached6%31.5%
Terraced61.2%23%
Purpose-built flat14.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house12.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.9% of households in the PL2 3BJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.6% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.

PL2 3BJ
57%
32%
England
  • Owned56.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented32.3%20.5%
  • Social rented10.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL2 3BJEngland
Owned outright22.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association7.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL2 3BJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.8%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.

PL2 3BJEngland
Living alone, under 6629.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.3%12.8%
Couple, no children18.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%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 PL2 3BJ (Ford & Blockhouse Park) (about 1,849 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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