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Housing in TR20 8FJ

What the homes in TR20 8FJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
West Penwith & St Buryan
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,813 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.8%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TR20 8FJEngland
Detached28.8%22.9%
Semi-detached31.2%31.5%
Terraced34.8%23%
Purpose-built flat1.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.4% of households in the TR20 8FJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 47.5% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.

TR20 8FJ
73%
20%
England
  • Owned73.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented20%20.5%
  • Social rented6.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR20 8FJEngland
Owned outright47.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%18.2%
Other private rented5%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association5.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR20 8FJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.5%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

TR20 8FJEngland
Living alone, under 6612.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 TR20 8FJ (West Penwith & St Buryan) (about 1,813 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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