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Housing in PL20 6RT

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

Neighbourhood
Chagford, Princetown & Dartmoor
Council
West Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,409 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (42.3%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL20 6RTEngland
Detached42.3%22.9%
Semi-detached30%31.5%
Terraced22.6%23%
Purpose-built flat1.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.4% of households in the PL20 6RT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 43% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

PL20 6RT
70%
19%
England
  • Owned70.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented19.1%20.5%
  • Social rented9.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL20 6RTEngland
Owned outright43%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL20 6RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (26.9%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

PL20 6RTEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children26.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 6RT (Chagford, Princetown & Dartmoor) (about 1,409 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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