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Housing in TR13 9AR

What the homes in TR13 9AR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,286 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.7%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

TR13 9AREngland
Detached25.9%22.9%
Semi-detached24%31.5%
Terraced31.7%23%
Purpose-built flat16.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.4% of households in the TR13 9AR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.6% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.

TR13 9AR
55%
13%
30%
England
  • Owned55.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented13.3%20.5%
  • Social rented29.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR13 9AREngland
Owned outright37.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council7.4%8.3%
From a housing association22.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR13 9AREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.6%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

TR13 9AREngland
Living alone, under 6614.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 TR13 9AR (Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands) (about 1,286 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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