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Housing in TR7 2RD

What the homes in TR7 2RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Newquay East
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,893 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (29.8%). Flats make up 36.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

TR7 2RDEngland
Detached29.8%22.9%
Semi-detached27.5%31.5%
Terraced5.7%23%
Purpose-built flat28.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.4% of households in the TR7 2RD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 37.5% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

TR7 2RD
61%
30%
England
  • Owned61.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented29.7%20.5%
  • Social rented8.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR7 2RDEngland
Owned outright37.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association6.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR7 2RDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.5%). 17.9% of households include dependent children.

TR7 2RDEngland
Living alone, under 6620.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18%12.8%
Couple, no children18.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 TR7 2RD (Newquay East) (about 1,893 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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