Cornwall: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£421,751

Semi-detached

£276,890

Terraced

£228,014

Flat or maisonette

£144,632

First-time buyers

£227,324

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  469,540 in 1991 → 583,289 in 2024 (+24.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £180,646 in 2005 → £275,642 in 2026 (+52.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £318 in 2008 → £546 in 2025 (+71.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  71.8% in 2004 → 76.1% in 2023 (+6.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.6% in 2001 → 3.0% in 2025 (+15.4%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,654 in 1997 → £24,630 in 2024 (+155.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

38 official indicators are published for Cornwall; 31 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Home gas use · Environment7,102 kWh (2024/25) · 4th lowest of 347
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access235.2 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 60th highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 71st lowest of 363
• Job density · Economy & work0.87 jobs per resident (2024) · 100th highest of 350

Where it ranks worst

• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£546 (April 2025) · 350th highest of 359
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access66.0% (January 2026) · 342nd highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access51% (May 2024) · 286th highest of 318
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access16 min (2019) · 282nd lowest of 326

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.1 years · England 80.0 · 68th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.8 years · England 83.8 · 74th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.2 years · England 60.9 · 77th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.0 years · England 61.3 · 83rd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)303.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 58th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.5% · England 10.4 · 92nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)69.0% · England 64.6 · 116th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.4% · England 68.3 · 41st highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.5 score · England 46.0 · 79th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.7% · England 5.8 · 99th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)21.4% · England 19.8 · 97th lowest of 153