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Housing in PL17 8QF

What the homes in PL17 8QF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Altarnun & Stoke Climsland
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,138 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (79.1%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL17 8QFEngland
Detached79.1%22.9%
Semi-detached14%31.5%
Terraced4.4%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.8% of households in the PL17 8QF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 58.4% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.

PL17 8QF
83%
13%
England
  • Owned82.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented12.6%20.5%
  • Social rented4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL17 8QFEngland
Owned outright58.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL17 8QFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.7%). 15.1% of households include dependent children.

PL17 8QFEngland
Living alone, under 6611.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.5%12.8%
Couple, no children25.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 PL17 8QF (Altarnun & Stoke Climsland) (about 1,138 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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