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Postcode · Lostwithiel

Housing in PL22 0BE

What the homes in PL22 0BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lostwithiel & Penwithick
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,714 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (31.7%). Flats make up 23.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PL22 0BEEngland
Detached31.7%22.9%
Semi-detached20.4%31.5%
Terraced23.5%23%
Purpose-built flat13.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.2% of households in the PL22 0BE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 48.5% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.

PL22 0BE
76%
19%
England
  • Owned76.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented19.4%20.5%
  • Social rented3.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL22 0BEEngland
Owned outright48.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL22 0BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.5%). 17% of households include dependent children.

PL22 0BEEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.5%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.7%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 PL22 0BE (Lostwithiel & Penwithick) (about 1,714 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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