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Housing in TR26 2ES

What the homes in TR26 2ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Ives & Halsetown
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,175 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.8%). Flats make up 17.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

TR26 2ESEngland
Detached20.8%22.9%
Semi-detached21.6%31.5%
Terraced39.8%23%
Purpose-built flat8.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.8% of households in the TR26 2ES area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 47.4% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.

TR26 2ES
74%
15%
England
  • Owned73.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3%1%
  • Private rented14.6%20.5%
  • Social rented8.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR26 2ESEngland
Owned outright47.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association7.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR26 2ESEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (17.2%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

TR26 2ESEngland
Living alone, under 6614.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 TR26 2ES (St Ives & Halsetown) (about 1,175 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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