City Profile • Local Authority

Cornwall

Cornwall is a local authority district comprising 47 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £331k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.6% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 66 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

575,413
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

47 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Cornwall authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English93.6%
White: Other White2.6%
Any other ethnic group1.0%
White: Irish0.4%
White and Asian0.4%
Other Mixed0.4%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.6%
50-54 years7.1%
60-64 years7.1%
70-74 years7.1%
65-69 years6.6%
45-49 years6.1%

Top Occupations

Skilled trades15.6%
Professional15.4%
Managers and directors12.7%
Associate professional11.2%
Caring and leisure11.2%
Elementary occupations10.7%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright41.8%
Owned: Mortgage24.5%
Private rented: Landlord16.6%
Social rented: Other7.6%
Social rented: Council5.2%
Private rented: Other3.1%

Area DNA

health3/10
safety7/10
transit5/10
investment3/10