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Housing in TR18 3LT

What the homes in TR18 3LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Penzance North
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,469 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (28.1%). Flats make up 26.9%, above the 22.2% across England.

TR18 3LTEngland
Detached10.4%22.9%
Semi-detached25.1%31.5%
Terraced28.1%23%
Purpose-built flat12.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house12.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home9.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.2% of households in the TR18 3LT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 38.3% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.

TR18 3LT
56%
29%
13%
England
  • Owned56.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented29%20.5%
  • Social rented13.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR18 3LTEngland
Owned outright38.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association10.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR18 3LTEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.5%). 18.5% of households include dependent children.

TR18 3LTEngland
Living alone, under 6624.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 TR18 3LT (Penzance North) (about 1,469 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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