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Housing in PL25 5EF

What the homes in PL25 5EF 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
1,450 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (63.5%). Flats make up 12.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PL25 5EFEngland
Detached63.5%22.9%
Semi-detached13.1%31.5%
Terraced11.1%23%
Purpose-built flat6.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.4% of households in the PL25 5EF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 52% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

PL25 5EF
80%
16%
England
  • Owned80.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented15.8%20.5%
  • Social rented3.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL25 5EFEngland
Owned outright52%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL25 5EFEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.3%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.

PL25 5EFEngland
Living alone, under 6612.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.7%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%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 5EF (St Austell North & Carclaze) (about 1,450 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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