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Housing in PL2 3SB

What the homes in PL2 3SB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,512 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.4%). Flats make up 15.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PL2 3SBEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached40.6%31.5%
Terraced41.4%23%
Purpose-built flat12.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.2% of households in the PL2 3SB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.1% own outright and 25.1% with a mortgage.

PL2 3SB
48%
40%
England
  • Owned48.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented10.9%20.5%
  • Social rented40.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL2 3SBEngland
Owned outright23.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council22.7%8.3%
From a housing association17.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL2 3SBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18%). 25% of households include dependent children.

PL2 3SBEngland
Living alone, under 6616.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18%12.8%
Couple, no children13.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 3SB (Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross) (about 1,512 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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