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City of Bristol vs Cornwall
City of Bristol (South West, England · ~466k people) · Cornwall (South West, England · ~573k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: City of Bristol leads on 1, Cornwall on 6. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
City of Bristol
£40,586/yr
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Cornwall
£35,298/yr
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
City of Bristol: 15% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
City of Bristol
£351,000
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Cornwall
£290,000
Around UK average
Cornwall: 21% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
City of Bristol
£1,888/mo
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Cornwall
£1,004/mo
Around UK average
Cornwall: 88% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
City of Bristol
£2,714/yr
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Cornwall
£2,591/yr
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Cornwall: £123 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
City of Bristol
130.3/1k
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Cornwall
62.2/1k
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Cornwall: 109% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
City of Bristol
26.4
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Cornwall
23.1
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Cornwall: lower average deprivation score (23.1 vs 26.4).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
City of Bristol
88.5%
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Cornwall
92.9%
Around UK average
Cornwall: 4.4 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
City of Bristol
Rent takes 56% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 8.6× median annual pay
Cornwall
Rent takes 34% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 8.2× median annual pay
Full City of Bristol profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Cornwall profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.