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Housing in TR4 8DU

What the homes in TR4 8DU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Agnes & Mount Hawke
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,516 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.1%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TR4 8DUEngland
Detached34.1%22.9%
Semi-detached27.3%31.5%
Terraced34.1%23%
Purpose-built flat1.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68% of households in the TR4 8DU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 40.2% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.

TR4 8DU
68%
20%
England
  • Owned68%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented20.4%20.5%
  • Social rented9.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR4 8DUEngland
Owned outright40.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council3.8%8.3%
From a housing association5.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR4 8DUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.3%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

TR4 8DUEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%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 TR4 8DU (St Agnes & Mount Hawke) (about 2,516 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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