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Housing in PL25 4EQ

What the homes in PL25 4EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Austell North & Carclaze
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,547 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.5%). Flats make up 31%, above the 22.2% across England.

PL25 4EQEngland
Detached21.2%22.9%
Semi-detached31.5%31.5%
Terraced16.3%23%
Purpose-built flat22.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.7% of households in the PL25 4EQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 29.1% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.

PL25 4EQ
53%
23%
23%
England
  • Owned52.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented22.5%20.5%
  • Social rented23.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL25 4EQEngland
Owned outright29.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.8%2.2%
From the council7.3%8.3%
From a housing association15.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL25 4EQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.8%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

PL25 4EQEngland
Living alone, under 6621.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.2%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 PL25 4EQ (St Austell North & Carclaze) (about 1,547 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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