This page provides key facts, figures and evidence about the housing market in Cornwall.
Key Figures
- Average House Price in Cornwall: £300,974. (UK house price index, January 2024)
- Households on Cornwall Homechoice social and affordable housing register: 27,407. (Snapshot 18th March 2024)
- Second Homes: 13,140. (Council Taxbase Statistics, October 2023)
- Number of Long Term Empty Properties: 2,610. (Cornwall Council Revenues and Assessments, April 2023)
Second home ownership
The following report summarises statistics and data about second home ownership in Cornwall:
The second home ownership report
Empty Homes
This report details the number of empty homes in Cornwall. It also covers trends in empty homes:
Gypsy and Travellers (G&T)
The G&T report covers Gypsy and Traveller information, including:
- Percentage of people identifying as G&T
- The different G&T accommodation types
Unauthorised Encampments
The following report covers information about Cornwall’s unauthorised encampments:
Unauthorised encampments report
Social Housing in Cornwall
An overview report, including:
- the Homechoice partnership
- social and affordable housing lettings in 2019/20
Social and Affordable Housing Data for Parishes
The following report includes:
- Homechoice households with a local connection by bedrooms required
- How many social and affordable homes in each parish by bedrooms
- Estimated percent of social and affordable housing in each parish
- Total number of lettings through Cornwall Homechoice each year
Housing data for parishes in Cornwall
House Prices and Affordability
ONS Profile: Housing Prices in Cornwall.
This tool comes from the Office for National Statistics. It shows how average house prices and rents are changing in Cornwall for sales and private rented.
ONS Profile: Housing Prices in Cornwall
The following report gives a summary of the main indicators of house prices. It also covers and private rental affordability.
House prices and affordability report
Park Homes
The park homes report outlines the number of park homes sites across the county:
Decent Homes
This report details the number and type of property hazards within Cornwall.
Overcrowding
The following report details the number of overcrowded homes in Cornwall by tenure and location. It compares Cornwall with other local authority areas.
Under-Occupancy
This report shows Information on housing and where there are 2 or more bedrooms than required by the household. It also includes the impact on benefits and perceptions of under-occupancy.
Energy performance certificates
The following report covers information about Cornwall’s energy efficiency in residential properties. It also looks at the impacts of poor energy efficiency and the work taking place to improve it.
Energy Performance Certificate report
Caravans and temporary structures
This report gives a summary of the number of such structures across Cornwall and their associated risks.
