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Cornwall: Band D is £2,590.

Council tax for 2026-27, with what renters pay, how efficient homes are and what broadband and mobile signal there is in Cornwall. Every figure shows its source and date.

Council tax in Cornwall.

2026-27

Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (MHCLG) Published

Council tax a year for each band in Cornwall, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,727.29 £172.73
B £2,015.17 £201.52
C £2,303.05 £230.31
D £2,590.93 £259.09
E £3,166.69 £316.67
F £3,742.45 £374.25
G £4,318.22 £431.82
H £5,181.86 £518.19

These are the amounts for a home in each band before any discount or reduction. To see the band of a particular home, check it on GOV.UK.

Renting in Cornwall: about £995 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£685 a month
Two bedrooms
£877 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,073 a month
Four or more
£1,496 a month

Up 0.9% on a year earlier. This is the average paid by all private renters, including people who moved in years ago, so new lets often cost more.

Source: Price Index of Private Rents (Office for National Statistics) Published

Energy ratings in Cornwall: 43% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandCornwallEngland and Wales
A 2% 1%
B 14% 15%
C 28% 39%
D 27% 34%
E 19% 9%
F 8% 2%
G 3% 1%

Out of 169,061 certificates for homes in Cornwall registered in the last 10 years, against 54% C or better across England and Wales. Only homes that were sold, let or newly built need a certificate, so this isn't every home.

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG) Published

Broadband in Cornwall: 65% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
65%
Can get gigabit
66%
Have a full fibre connection
37%

Across 312,395 homes and businesses in Cornwall. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 1,038 of them can't get decent broadband. Whether a particular address can get a service is for the provider to say: check the speeds at a postcode on the broadband speed checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (fixed broadband coverage) Data from

Mobile signal in Cornwall.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
80.1%
Calls indoors, every network
83.7%
5G outdoors, any network
89.7%

The share of homes and businesses across the whole council area, not this postcode. Signal inside a particular building can differ, so check each network's own coverage checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (mobile coverage) Data from

Childcare in Cornwall.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.59 an hour
Median £6.20
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.14 an hour
Median £5.60

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Cornwall charge parents for hours that free or funded childcare doesn't cover, from the Department for Education's 2025 survey of providers.

Source: Childcare and early years provider survey (Department for Education) Published

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