Buying a home in PL16, Lifton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£279kmost £246k–£328k

Houses per m²£2,944

Sold last year1181 in five years

Prices in West Devon-0.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL16 sold for £279,231 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £245,672 and £328,380, for about 90 m² of space.

11 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

Across West Devon, prices are down 0.5% on a year ago and up 9.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £952 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,273 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £56,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in PL16 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£241,751	£183k–£266k	67 m²	19
3	£279,231	£246k–£328k	90 m²	33
4	£377,497	£293k–£438k	123 m²	17
5+	£626,631	£468k–£759k	173 m²	12

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£242k	£279k	£377k	£627k
Detached	—	—	£328k	£404k	£627k
Semi-detached	—	£242k	£245k	—	—
Terraced	—	£183k	£246k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near PL16

Best state primary within 2 kmLifton Community Academy52% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

PL15 Launceston · 9 km3-bed house £268k PL19 Tavistock · 13 km3-bed house £325k PL18 Gunnislake · 15 km3-bed house £296k PL17 Callington · 15 km3-bed house £268k EX21 Beaworthy · 18 km3-bed house £319k PL20 Yelverton · 20 km3-bed house £304k EX20 Okehampton · 21 km3-bed house £274k EX22 Holsworthy · 21 km3-bed house £298k

Questions about PL16

Is PL16 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in West Devon are down 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (52% against 64%); 11 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PL16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL16 sold for £279,231 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £245,672 and £328,380.

How many homes sell in PL16 each year?

11 homes sold in the last year and 81 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near PL16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Lifton Community Academy, where 52% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PL16?

For a 3-bedroom house, PL14 (£248k, 25 km), PL5 (£225k, 27 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.