Housing in PL5 3SB
What the homes in PL5 3SB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Honicknowle & Manadon
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
PL5 3SBPlymouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.3%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59% of households in the PL5 3SB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 30.8% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned59%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented22.5%20.5%
- Social rented16.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL5 3SB (Honicknowle & Manadon) (about 1,686 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.