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Housing in TR8 4EQ

What the homes in TR8 4EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Columb Major & St Mawgan
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,363 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (63.1%). Flats make up 6.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TR8 4EQEngland
Detached63.1%22.9%
Semi-detached19.4%31.5%
Terraced7.6%23%
Purpose-built flat2.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home3.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.4% of households in the TR8 4EQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 50.8% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.

TR8 4EQ
74%
20%
England
  • Owned74.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented19.7%20.5%
  • Social rented5.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR8 4EQEngland
Owned outright50.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13%18.2%
Other private rented6.7%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR8 4EQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.4%). 19% of households include dependent children.

TR8 4EQEngland
Living alone, under 6612.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children20.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.5%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 TR8 4EQ (St Columb Major & St Mawgan) (about 1,363 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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