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Postcode · Gunnislake

Housing in PL18 9JD

What the homes in PL18 9JD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gunnislake & Calstock
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,994 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.4%). Flats make up 2.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL18 9JDEngland
Detached31%22.9%
Semi-detached34.4%31.5%
Terraced31.8%23%
Purpose-built flat1.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.1% of households in the PL18 9JD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.3% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.

PL18 9JD
65%
22%
England
  • Owned65.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented11.5%20.5%
  • Social rented22.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL18 9JDEngland
Owned outright36.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented0.5%2.2%
From the council16.4%8.3%
From a housing association5.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL18 9JDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.8%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.

PL18 9JDEngland
Living alone, under 6614.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16%12.8%
Couple, no children19.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 PL18 9JD (Gunnislake & Calstock) (about 1,994 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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