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Postcode · Gunnislake

Housing in PL18 9SB

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

Neighbourhood
Gunnislake & Calstock
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,571 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (42.5%). Flats make up 4.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PL18 9SBEngland
Detached42.5%22.9%
Semi-detached24.1%31.5%
Terraced17.1%23%
Purpose-built flat1.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home12%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.5% of households in the PL18 9SB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 58.1% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.

PL18 9SB
80%
14%
England
  • Owned79.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented14.1%20.5%
  • Social rented5.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL18 9SBEngland
Owned outright58.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.2%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council4.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL18 9SBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21%). 13.9% of households include dependent children.

PL18 9SBEngland
Living alone, under 6613.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18%12.8%
Couple, no children21%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 PL18 9SB (Gunnislake & Calstock) (about 1,571 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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