Housing in PL23 1EF
What the homes in PL23 1EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tywardreath & Fowey
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,202 (2024)
PL23 1EFFowey
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (30.7%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
69.2% of households in the PL23 1EF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 49.3% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented18.3%20.5%
- Social rented11.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.2% 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 66 or over (22.1%). 15.9% 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 PL23 1EF (Tywardreath & Fowey) (about 1,202 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.