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Housing in TR16 4EP

What the homes in TR16 4EP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Illogan & Portreath
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,434 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

TR16 4EPEngland
Detached28%22.9%
Semi-detached40%31.5%
Terraced18%23%
Purpose-built flat10.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.1% of households in the TR16 4EP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.3% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.

TR16 4EP
57%
13%
29%
England
  • Owned57.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented12.7%20.5%
  • Social rented29.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR16 4EPEngland
Owned outright36.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council7.6%8.3%
From a housing association21.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR16 4EPEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.8%). 18.5% of households include dependent children.

TR16 4EPEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 TR16 4EP (Illogan & Portreath) (about 1,434 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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