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Housing in PL20 7LD

What the homes in PL20 7LD 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
1,646 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.1%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL20 7LDEngland
Detached60.1%22.9%
Semi-detached26.1%31.5%
Terraced11.1%23%
Purpose-built flat0.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.1% of households in the PL20 7LD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 61% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

PL20 7LD
82%
12%
England
  • Owned82.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented4.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL20 7LDEngland
Owned outright61%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL20 7LDEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.2%). 13.9% of households include dependent children.

PL20 7LDEngland
Living alone, under 669.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%12.8%
Couple, no children21.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over20.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 7LD (Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton) (about 1,646 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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