OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Cornwall

Private rents in Cornwall average £1,004 a month across all property sizes, up 3.3% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,004
1-bed
£691
2-bed
£884
3-bed
£1,081
4+ bed
£1,508
Flats
£814

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The £1,004 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £691 and a 3-bed at £1,081 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Cornwall
Two-year change: +10.3%Five-year change: +29.9%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
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What next door costs
Cornwall is the 6th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Torridge£738£906£1,2672West Devon£766£945£1,3413Torbay£814£993£1,2914Teignbridge£867£1,083£1,5525Plymouth£883£1,061£1,488
6CornwallYou are here£884£1,081£1,508
7South Hams£918£1,135£1,626
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.