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Postcode · Ivybridge

Housing in PL21 9FF

What the homes in PL21 9FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ivybridge
Council
South Hams
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,375 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (29.2%). Flats make up 20.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PL21 9FFEngland
Detached24.6%22.9%
Semi-detached25.5%31.5%
Terraced29.2%23%
Purpose-built flat13.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.2% of households in the PL21 9FF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 39.7% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.

PL21 9FF
65%
16%
17%
England
  • Owned65.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented16.1%20.5%
  • Social rented17.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL21 9FFEngland
Owned outright39.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association15%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL21 9FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.5%). 21.5% of households include dependent children.

PL21 9FFEngland
Living alone, under 6614.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Hams

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Hams (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South HamsEngland
All homes£1,012£1,459
One bedroom£737£1,195
Two bedrooms£921£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,139£1,489
Four or more£1,631£2,161
Detached£1,394£1,640
Semi-detached£1,103£1,449
Terraced£949£1,435
Flat or maisonette£853£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL21 9FF (Ivybridge) (about 2,375 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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