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Housing in PL5 3PY

What the homes in PL5 3PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
King's Tamerton & West Park
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,599 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.5%). Flats make up 47.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PL5 3PYEngland
Detached1.9%22.9%
Semi-detached33.1%31.5%
Terraced17.5%23%
Purpose-built flat46.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.7% of households in the PL5 3PY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 12.7% own outright and 14% with a mortgage.

PL5 3PY
27%
60%
England
  • Owned26.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented10.1%20.5%
  • Social rented60.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL5 3PYEngland
Owned outright12.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council26%8.3%
From a housing association34.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL5 3PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 37.9% of households include dependent children.

PL5 3PYEngland
Living alone, under 6616%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 PL5 3PY (King's Tamerton & West Park) (about 1,599 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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