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Postcode · Yelverton

Housing in PL20 6DN

What the homes in PL20 6DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton
Council
West Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,627 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (32%). Flats make up 22.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PL20 6DNEngland
Detached32%22.9%
Semi-detached18.2%31.5%
Terraced27.5%23%
Purpose-built flat13%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.7% of households in the PL20 6DN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.2% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

PL20 6DN
66%
15%
19%
England
  • Owned65.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented15.5%20.5%
  • Social rented18.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL20 6DNEngland
Owned outright42.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association15.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL20 6DNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.2%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

PL20 6DNEngland
Living alone, under 6615.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.2%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Devon

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Devon (August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West DevonEngland
All homes£846£1,459
One bedroom£603£1,195
Two bedrooms£771£1,335
Three bedrooms£952£1,489
Four or more£1,351£2,161
Detached£1,148£1,640
Semi-detached£912£1,449
Terraced£843£1,435
Flat or maisonette£672£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL20 6DN (Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton) (about 1,627 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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