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Housing in PL13 2FB

What the homes in PL13 2FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lanreath, Pelynt & Polruan
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,390 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (52.4%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL13 2FBEngland
Detached52.4%22.9%
Semi-detached30.8%31.5%
Terraced13%23%
Purpose-built flat1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.9%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.6% of households in the PL13 2FB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 48.4% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.

PL13 2FB
71%
18%
England
  • Owned70.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented18.2%20.5%
  • Social rented9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL13 2FBEngland
Owned outright48.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.6%18.2%
Other private rented5.5%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 23.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL13 2FBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.4%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.

PL13 2FBEngland
Living alone, under 6610%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.1%12.8%
Couple, no children23.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 PL13 2FB (Lanreath, Pelynt & Polruan) (about 1,390 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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