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Housing in PL3 4EB

What the homes in PL3 4EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stoke & Pennycomequick
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,941 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.7%). Flats make up 35.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PL3 4EBEngland
Detached5.7%22.9%
Semi-detached15.8%31.5%
Terraced42.7%23%
Purpose-built flat14.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house20.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.3% of households in the PL3 4EB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.6% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.

PL3 4EB
56%
34%
England
  • Owned56.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented33.7%20.5%
  • Social rented9.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL3 4EBEngland
Owned outright29.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.8%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association7.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL3 4EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.8%). 18.6% of households include dependent children.

PL3 4EBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Plymouth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Plymouth (August 2026, +4.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

PlymouthEngland
All homes£1,004£1,459
One bedroom£705£1,195
Two bedrooms£886£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,065£1,489
Four or more£1,493£2,161
Detached£1,317£1,640
Semi-detached£1,063£1,449
Terraced£1,046£1,435
Flat or maisonette£799£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL3 4EB (Stoke & Pennycomequick) (about 1,941 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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