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Housing in PL5 4JD

What the homes in PL5 4JD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tamerton Foliot
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,493 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.9%). Flats make up 33.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PL5 4JDEngland
Detached1.3%22.9%
Semi-detached28.4%31.5%
Terraced36.9%23%
Purpose-built flat25.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.5% of households in the PL5 4JD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 18.5% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.

PL5 4JD
42%
19%
38%
England
  • Owned41.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented18.7%20.5%
  • Social rented37.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL5 4JDEngland
Owned outright18.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council17.9%8.3%
From a housing association19.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL5 4JDEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.9%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.

PL5 4JDEngland
Living alone, under 6624.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households1.4%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 4JD (Tamerton Foliot) (about 1,493 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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