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Housing in PL4 0AA

What the homes in PL4 0AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,812 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.2%). Flats make up 95.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PL4 0AAEngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached0.9%31.5%
Terraced2.9%23%
Purpose-built flat81.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

16.5% of households in the PL4 0AA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 45.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11% own outright and 5.5% with a mortgage.

PL4 0AA
16%
46%
36%
England
  • Owned16.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented45.6%20.5%
  • Social rented36.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL4 0AAEngland
Owned outright11%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan5.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent41.9%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council12.1%8.3%
From a housing association23.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 61.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL4 0AAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (44.6%). 9.6% of households include dependent children.

PL4 0AAEngland
Living alone, under 6644.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children5.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%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 PL4 0AA (City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour) (about 1,812 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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