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Housing in PL12 5BX

What the homes in PL12 5BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Germans & St Mellion
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,105 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.5%). Flats make up 7.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL12 5BXEngland
Detached60.5%22.9%
Semi-detached23.1%31.5%
Terraced8.6%23%
Purpose-built flat4.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.1% of households in the PL12 5BX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 51.6% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

PL12 5BX
78%
17%
England
  • Owned78.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented17.2%20.5%
  • Social rented3.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL12 5BXEngland
Owned outright51.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL12 5BXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.8%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.

PL12 5BXEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%12.8%
Couple, no children24.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cornwall

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cornwall (August 2026, +1.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CornwallEngland
All homes£1,000£1,459
One bedroom£688£1,195
Two bedrooms£880£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,077£1,489
Four or more£1,502£2,161
Detached£1,278£1,640
Semi-detached£1,070£1,449
Terraced£1,033£1,435
Flat or maisonette£810£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL12 5BX (St Germans & St Mellion) (about 2,105 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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