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Housing in TR13 9FL

What the homes in TR13 9FL 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
1,623 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (52.2%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TR13 9FLEngland
Detached52.2%22.9%
Semi-detached27.3%31.5%
Terraced14.1%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home4.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.4% of households in the TR13 9FL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 53.9% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.

TR13 9FL
78%
13%
England
  • Owned78.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented13.5%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR13 9FLEngland
Owned outright53.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association5.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR13 9FLEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.1%). 18.7% of households include dependent children.

TR13 9FLEngland
Living alone, under 6610.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.7%12.8%
Couple, no children24.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 9FL (Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands) (about 1,623 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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