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Cornwall rankings · Cost of living

Most affordable towns in Cornwall

St Blazey ranks first on cost of living among Cornwall’s 35 towns of 2,500+; none grades A− or better against UK towns; the best here is a C−.

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work

St Blazey

6,569 people

C⁻

Homes cost 4.6 years of area income·#2,020 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Launceston

8,431 people

C⁻

Homes cost 4.2 years of area income·#2,163 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Torpoint

7,163 people

C⁻

Homes cost 4.6 years of area income·#2,181 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 35 towns, ranked

Cost of living grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1St Blazey6,569 peopleC⁻#2,020 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

2Launceston8,431 peopleC⁻#2,163 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

3Torpoint7,163 peopleC⁻#2,181 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

4Liskeard10,901 peopleD#2,234 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.7 years of area income

5Camborne20,445 peopleD#2,236 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.7 years of area income

6St Austell24,361 peopleD#2,325 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

7Redruth15,455 peopleD#2,328 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

8Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel3,506 peopleD#2,352 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.5 years of area income

9Camelford2,983 peopleD#2,356 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

T10Bodmin16,904 peopleD#2,362 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

T10Pool and Illogan8,588 peopleD#2,362 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

12Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road3,888 peopleD#2,365 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

13St Columb Major3,663 peopleD#2,369 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

14Saltash15,433 peopleD#2,382 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

15Penryn11,194 peopleD#2,402 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

16Helston11,366 peopleD#2,413 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.5 years of area income

17Penzance14,957 peopleD#2,419 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.5 years of area income

18Looe5,314 peopleD#2,422 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

19Threemilestone2,854 peopleD⁻#2,428 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.2 years of area income

20Callington4,665 peopleD⁻#2,434 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

21Tywardreath2,589 peopleD⁻#2,451 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.6 years of area income

22Probus2,565 peopleD⁻#2,462 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.7 years of area income

23Lostwithiel3,067 peopleD⁻#2,468 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.1 years of area income

24Newlyn3,362 peopleD⁻#2,474 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.1 years of area income

T25Hayle9,040 peopleD⁻#2,478 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.2 years of area income

T25Porthleven3,118 peopleD⁻#2,478 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.0 years of area income

27Truro23,060 peopleD⁻#2,489 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.4 years of area income

28Perranporth2,752 peopleD⁻#2,492 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.3 years of area income

29Wadebridge5,626 peopleD⁻#2,501 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.9 years of area income

30Newquay24,543 peopleD⁻#2,504 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.0 years of area income

31St Ives5,413 peopleD⁻#2,507 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.6 years of area income

T32Bude7,347 peopleD⁻#2,508 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.7 years of area income

T32Falmouth24,066 peopleD⁻#2,508 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.3 years of area income

T34Carbis Bay3,967 peopleD⁻#2,511 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 8.6 years of area income

T34St Agnes3,253 peopleD⁻#2,511 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 10.2 years of area income

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most affordable town in Cornwall?

St Blazey ranks first on cost of living among 35 towns, with a C−: homes cost 4.6 years of area income. Launceston and Torpoint follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Cornwall’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Cornwall is on the county page.

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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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