Rent increases in Cornwall
The average rent in Cornwall is £1,004 a month, up 3.3% over twelve months. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026.
What homes cost here
By size
| Size | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | £691 | +3.6% |
| Two bedrooms | £884 | +3.5% |
| Three bedrooms | £1,081 | +3.5% |
| Four or more | £1,508 | +2.8% |
By property type
| Type | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £1,283 | +2.9% |
| Flats | £814 | +3.2% |
| Semi-detached houses | £1,074 | +3.6% |
| Terraced houses | £1,038 | +3.5% |
What the tribunal decided here
We hold 5 published decisions for Cornwall where the tribunal set a rent. In 3 of them the rent it set was below what the landlord had proposed.
| Case | Where | Property | Proposed | Determined | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAV/00HE/MNR/2025/070629 July 2025 | TR7 | 1-bed flat | £925 | £825 | -10.8% |
| HAV/00HE/MNR/2025/073712 September 2025 | TR7 | — | £1,150 | £975 | -15.2% |
| HAV/00HE/MNR/2026/002823 April 2026 | TR1 | 3-bed semi detached | — | — | — |
| HAV/00HE/MNR/2026/013516 July 2026 | TR9 | 2-bed semi detached | £950 | £850 | -10.5% |
Is your own increase above the local trend?
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Check your rentRents from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. Decisions published by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and placed in this area by the postcode on the decision — a small number carry no postcode we can resolve and are not counted here.