Average rent in Cornwall
Average private rent in Cornwall was £995 a month in September 2026 (▲ 0.9% in a year; UK £1,406). Use it to check a listing or a proposed rent increase.
By size and type
1 bedroom£685
2 bedrooms£877
3 bedrooms£1,073
4+ bedrooms£1,496
Detached£1,273
Semi-detached£1,066
Terraced£1,029
Flat or maisonette£806
Average rent, last 2 years
Other areas in South West
Bath and North East Somerset
Affordability check →1 yr ▲ 7.5%
£1,893Bristol, City of1 yr ▲ 5.7%
£1,893South Gloucestershire1 yr ▲ 4.9%
£1,474Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1 yr ▲ 2.2%
£1,400Exeter1 yr ▲ 0.2%
£1,318Cheltenham1 yr ▲ 6.1%
£1,269Cotswold1 yr ▲ 6.3%
£1,263North Somerset1 yr ▲ 3.1%
£1,212Gloucester1 yr ▲ 6.8%
£1,122Tewkesbury1 yr ▲ 14.4%
£1,106Swindon1 yr ▲ 5.0%
£1,103Wiltshire1 yr ▲ 5.8%
£1,091Dorset1 yr ▲ 4.2%
£1,059Stroud1 yr ▲ 6.5%
£1,047Somerset1 yr ▲ 6.3%
£1,021South Hams1 yr ▲ 3.0%
£1,014Plymouth1 yr ▲ 4.4%
£1,008East Devon1 yr ▲ 6.6%
£977Teignbridge1 yr ▲ 3.6%
£965Torbay1 yr ▲ 3.7%
£924Questions and answers
What is the average rent in Cornwall?
£995 a month in September 2026 (ONS), up 0.9% in a year.
By number of bedrooms?
1 bedroom: £685, 2 bedrooms: £877, 3 bedrooms: £1,073, 4+ bedrooms: £1,496.
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Open Government Licence v3.0).