LHA by area › Plymouth
LHA rates in Plymouth
The Valuation Office Agency's Local Housing Allowance for the Plymouth Broad Rental Market Area, April 2026 to March 2027, and what those rates return against what houses actually sold for in each postcode district.
3-bed LHA: £798 a month. 4-bed: £972. Room in a shared house: £399.
Best 3-bed LHA yield in the area: 5.8% in PL17, where a terraced house sold for a median £165,000 in the last 12 months.
Rates
| Bedrooms | Per week | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| shared accommodation (room) | £92 | £399 |
| 1 bedroom | £127 | £549 |
| 2 bedrooms | £155 | £673 |
| 3 bedrooms | £184 | £798 |
| 4 bedrooms | £224 | £972 |
3-bed LHA yield by postcode district
3-bedroom LHA for the year against the median terraced sale price in the district, last 12 months, districts with at least 10 sales. Sold data as of September 2026.
| District | Median terraced sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| PL17 Cornwall | £165,000 (31 sales) | 5.8% |
| PL5 Plymouth | £191,000 (190 sales) | 5.0% |
| PL14 Cornwall | £192,500 (71 sales) | 5.0% |
| PL11 Cornwall | £193,000 (39 sales) | 5.0% |
| PL2 Plymouth | £200,000 (203 sales) | 4.8% |
| PL18 Cornwall | £210,000 (14 sales) | 4.6% |
| PL6 Plymouth | £210,000 (207 sales) | 4.6% |
| PL7 Plymouth | £215,000 (117 sales) | 4.5% |
| PL13 Cornwall | £218,000 (28 sales) | 4.4% |
| PL4 Plymouth | £220,000 (176 sales) | 4.4% |
| PL12 Cornwall | £225,664 (71 sales) | 4.2% |
| PL19 West Devon | £228,000 (55 sales) | 4.2% |
| PL21 South Hams | £236,500 (64 sales) | 4.0% |
| PL1 Plymouth | £240,000 (74 sales) | 4.0% |
| PL20 South Hams | £240,000 (35 sales) | 4.0% |
| TQ10 South Hams | £250,000 (11 sales) | 3.8% |
| PL3 Plymouth | £254,250 (160 sales) | 3.8% |
| PL9 Plymouth | £258,500 (78 sales) | 3.7% |
| PL8 South Hams | £298,000 (15 sales) | 3.2% |
4-bed LHA yield against a semi
| District | Median semi sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| PL18 Cornwall | £218,500 (14 sales) | 5.3% |
| PL5 Plymouth | £225,000 (150 sales) | 5.2% |
| PL14 Cornwall | £225,000 (63 sales) | 5.2% |
| PL13 Cornwall | £234,500 (32 sales) | 5.0% |
| PL4 Plymouth | £235,500 (12 sales) | 5.0% |
| PL17 Cornwall | £245,000 (22 sales) | 4.8% |
| PL11 Cornwall | £245,000 (30 sales) | 4.8% |
| PL2 Plymouth | £250,000 (102 sales) | 4.7% |
| PL12 Cornwall | £270,372 (60 sales) | 4.3% |
| PL7 Plymouth | £275,000 (165 sales) | 4.2% |
| PL6 Plymouth | £280,000 (119 sales) | 4.2% |
| PL20 South Hams | £282,500 (26 sales) | 4.1% |
| PL21 South Hams | £285,000 (69 sales) | 4.1% |
| PL3 Plymouth | £292,000 (96 sales) | 4.0% |
| PL19 West Devon | £295,000 (47 sales) | 4.0% |
| PL9 Plymouth | £299,950 (153 sales) | 3.9% |
What the yield figure is
Local Housing Allowance is the most housing benefit will pay towards rent in an area, set by the Valuation Office Agency for each Broad Rental Market Area and bedroom count. It is a floor for rent, not a forecast: a tenant on benefits can pay it, and market rents usually sit above it. The yield here is the 3-bedroom LHA rate for the year, divided by the median price paid for a terraced house in the district over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry). Gross, before costs, before voids, before finance. It is a screening number for comparing areas, not an appraisal of any house.
April 2026 to March 2027 (the same figures as April 2024, per the 2026 Modification Order).
Sources: VOA Local Housing Allowance rates, VOA BRMA boundaries, HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Districts are assigned to an area by their centre point; a district straddling two areas is shown in one.