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Postcode · Yelverton

Housing in PL20 7DD

What the homes in PL20 7DD 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
1,467 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.8%). Flats make up 8.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL20 7DDEngland
Detached16.6%22.9%
Semi-detached38.8%31.5%
Terraced36.2%23%
Purpose-built flat6.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.9% of households in the PL20 7DD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

PL20 7DD
61%
17%
21%
England
  • Owned60.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented17.4%20.5%
  • Social rented20.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL20 7DDEngland
Owned outright34.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association14.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL20 7DDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (17.8%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.

PL20 7DDEngland
Living alone, under 6616.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 7DD (Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton) (about 1,467 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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