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Housing in TR8 5BX

What the homes in TR8 5BX 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
2,318 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (44.4%). Flats make up 3.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TR8 5BXEngland
Detached44.4%22.9%
Semi-detached21%31.5%
Terraced20.5%23%
Purpose-built flat1.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home10.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.7% of households in the TR8 5BX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 44.4% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.

TR8 5BX
70%
22%
England
  • Owned69.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented22.3%20.5%
  • Social rented6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR8 5BXEngland
Owned outright44.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.2%18.2%
Other private rented5.1%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR8 5BXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.3%). 26.3% of households include dependent children.

TR8 5BXEngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children19.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.3%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 5BX (St Columb Major & St Mawgan) (about 2,318 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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