AREA DECISION REPORT

Cornwall area decision report

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Median affordability sits at 8.3x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 56.1% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 95% and 5G reaches 0.6% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-upSold prices through 26 Feb 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
Affordability: High-cost at 8.3xSchools: 4 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 56.1%Mobile: 4G 95% · 5G 0.6%Planning: No nearby planning
  • Median sold price, last 5 years £285,000Based on 52,937 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Feb 2026
  • Affordability High-costMedian ratio 8.3x in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 56.1%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 95%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

High-cost at 8.3x

Median house-price-to-earnings ratio is 8.3x in 2025, with a median house price of £290,000 and residence earnings of £35,002.

Broadband

Gigabit 56.1%

Gigabit availability is 56.1%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.4%.

Mobile

4G 95% · 5G 0.6%

4G strong-coverage share is 95%, with 5G at 0.6% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched Cornwall in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

4 nearby school rows

4 nearby school rows matched postcode area TR9 6DE for Cornwall. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

6,492 mapped stops

Cornwall currently links 6,492 mapped transport stops, including 6,320 local bus or tram access points and 72 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 6,005 stops are marked active and 487 inactive. Top localities include Falmouth (165), Truro (142), Bodmin (122).

Local business

Score 100/100

Cornwall currently links 3,198 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 1,241 food and drink, 590 nightlife, 539 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Cornwall.

Crime

Latest month 2,972

Cornwall recorded 2,972 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 39,171, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Devon & Cornwall Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Cornwall, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.

Amenity group

Food and drink

1,241 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by cafe (519), restaurant (436), fast food (286).

Amenity group

Nightlife

590 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (504), bar (86).

Amenity group

Grocery

539 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (263), bakery (111), supermarket (107).

Amenity group

Retail

333 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by clothes (194), diy (30), mobile phone (26).

Compare against another area

Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.

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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.

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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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TR9 6DE

TR9 6DE has 92 recorded sales with a median sold price of £372,500.

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TR27 5AF

TR27 5AF has 70 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.

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TR8 4LX

TR8 4LX has 69 recorded sales with a median sold price of £70,000.

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School comparison

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Check planning nearby

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