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Council tax bands in Cornwall

South West

Cornwall has the fourth-largest number of homes on the valuation list (289,000 homes) and the sixth-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (27,550 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 27 councils in the South West, it has the third-largest share of bungalows (20.1%), the third-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (1.8%) and the third-smallest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (9.1%).

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Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%Before19002%1900–19187%1919–19399%1945–196419%1965–198214%1983–199913%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%<19002%19007%19199%194519%196514%198313%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (25.0%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.4%) and from 1983 to 1999 (13.6%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 42.2% of these newer homes and 49.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,670 homes (+0.58%). The busiest single year was 2019, with 2,980 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016ABCDE

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Cornwall is terraced houses at 24.4%, followed in turn by detached houses (20.4%), bungalows, semi-detached houses (18.0%) and flats and maisonettes (13.9%). It also counts 2,200 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Teignbridge, followed by East Devon and West Suffolk. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in flats and maisonettes: 6.4 points below the share there (20.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes13.9%ABCTerraced houses24.4%ABCSemi-detached houses18.0%ABCDDetached houses20.4%CDEFGBungalows20.1%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes1.8%AAnnexes0.8%A

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Cornwall (25.5%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in bands A and B, 48.5%, is 5.4 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South West it is 41.3%. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of North Devon. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 450 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA23.0%B25.5%C21.4%D15.7%E9.3%F3.3%G1.5%H0.2%CornwallSouth WestEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.6%) and four-bedroom (13.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. One-bedroom homes make up 9.6%. Homes here average 2.73 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.6%2 bedrooms30.6%3 bedrooms42.2%4 bedrooms13.6%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms1.2%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Cornwall are North Norfolk (4.3), East Suffolk (5.1) and Exeter (6.8); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (113.4).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Cornwall comes 23rd of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Exeter and just ahead of Torridge. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveCornwall 5%2%35%