Housing in PL25 3GN
What the homes in PL25 3GN 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
- 1,263 (2024)
PL25 3GNSt Austell
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (34.6%). Flats make up 19.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
69.8% of households in the PL25 3GN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 43.9% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.1%1%
- Private rented18.6%20.5%
- Social rented8.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.7%). 19.9% 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 PL25 3GN (St Austell East & Carlyon Bay) (about 1,263 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.