PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Saltash

Housing in PL12 5LS

What the homes in PL12 5LS 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
1,917 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.6%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL12 5LSEngland
Detached55.6%22.9%
Semi-detached21%31.5%
Terraced17.8%23%
Purpose-built flat2.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71% of households in the PL12 5LS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 44.7% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.

PL12 5LS
71%
19%
England
  • Owned71%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented18.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL12 5LSEngland
Owned outright44.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council7.6%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL12 5LSEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.7%). 21% of households include dependent children.

PL12 5LSEngland
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%12.8%
Couple, no children20.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 5LS (St Germans & St Mellion) (about 1,917 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes