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Housing in PL28 8EA

What the homes in PL28 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Padstow & St Issey
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
988 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.1%). Flats make up 16%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PL28 8EAEngland
Detached19.8%22.9%
Semi-detached40.1%31.5%
Terraced23.8%23%
Purpose-built flat10.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.3% of households in the PL28 8EA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.6% own outright and 12.7% with a mortgage.

PL28 8EA
49%
38%
England
  • Owned49.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented11.1%20.5%
  • Social rented37.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL28 8EAEngland
Owned outright36.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council26.8%8.3%
From a housing association10.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL28 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (27.5%). 15.2% of households include dependent children.

PL28 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6613.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over27.5%12.8%
Couple, no children17%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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 PL28 8EA (Padstow & St Issey) (about 988 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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