PL5, Plymouth house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Plymouth, part of the PL postcode area

Near a university · 4.1km from University of St Mark and St John

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Average asking price
£200k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£1,200
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
7.2%
60% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
5.4%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
235
128% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Plymouth)
#100 of 318

Summary

PL5 has a gross rental yield of 7.2%, 60% above the UK average, ranking #1 of 21 PL postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+0.5pp since Jul
Jul: 7.3% 7.3% Jul Aug: 7.7% 7.7% Aug Oct: 7.8% 7.8% Oct

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PL5 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
1 £115k — — 9 / 0
2 £180k £1,062 — 69 / 4
3 £220k £1,400 7.6% 75 / 5
4 £415k — — 9 / 0
5+ £700k — — 3 / 0

Nearby PL postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
PL21 £300k £1,800 7.2% Compare
PL2 £205k £900 5.3% Compare
PL3 £280k £1,175 5.0% Compare
PL12 £310k £1,300 5.0% Compare
PL24 £249k £995 4.8% Compare
PL20 £350k £1,322 4.5% Compare
PL15 £340k £1,275 4.5% Compare
PL26 £297k £1,075 4.3% Compare
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