Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,347 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
6,707 lets
+10.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,707 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
1,491 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent: £1,079/month in Aug 2025 to £1,109/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.9% in Jan 2022 to 4.6% in Sep 2026.Homes to rent: 283 in Sep 2026 to 1,491 in Nov 2026.Asking rent index: 90.9 in Jan 2022 to 111.2 in Sep 2026.
How does Cornwall vary by home size?
Asking rent in Cornwall runs from £766/month for 1 bedroom to £3,063/month for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking rent by bedroom band in Cornwall. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking rent
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£766/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.2% on the previous 12 months
1268
2 bedrooms
£1,006/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+4.1% on the previous 12 months
2452
3 bedrooms
£1,296/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.4% on the previous 12 months
1741
4 bedrooms
£1,964/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+6.1% on the previous 12 months
709
5+ bedrooms
£3,063/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.7% on the previous 12 months
343
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns Cornwall?
Corporate landlords hold 77% of the 11,339 units in Cornwall whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords77% of classified · 8,743 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)18% of classified · 1,997 units
Housing associations3.0% of classified · 335 units
RMC2.3% of classified · 263 units
RTM0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Cornwall rank?
Cornwall ranks 29th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,149/month.
Asking rent · local authorities in England
Cornwall ranks 29th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,149/month.
Asking rent across local authorities in England, 12 months to Sep 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Homes to let in Cornwall asked a median £1,149/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,347 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Cornwall?
4.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,707 lets. +10.4% on the previous 12 months.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.