Housing in PL15 9EQ
What the homes in PL15 9EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Launceston
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,656 (2024)
PL15 9EQLaunceston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.5%). Flats make up 53.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
47.1% of households in the PL15 9EQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.2% own outright and 14.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented39.5%20.5%
- Social rented13.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30%). 19.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL15 9EQ (Launceston) (about 1,656 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.