Housing in PL25 3DN
What the homes in PL25 3DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St Austell East & Carlyon Bay
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,038 (2024)
PL25 3DNSt Austell
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (43.5%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68% of households in the PL25 3DN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 45% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.
- Owned68%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented18.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.8% 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 (19.9%). 22% 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 PL25 3DN (St Austell East & Carlyon Bay) (about 2,038 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.