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Cornwall vs Liverpool
Cornwall (South West, England · ~573k people) · Liverpool (North West, England · ~500k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Cornwall leads on 4, Liverpool on 3. 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
Cornwall
£35,298/yr
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Liverpool
£37,788/yr
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Liverpool: 7% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Cornwall
£290,000
Around UK average
Liverpool
£180,000
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Liverpool: 61% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Cornwall
£1,004/mo
Around UK average
Liverpool
£893/mo
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Liverpool: 12% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Cornwall
£2,591/yr
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Liverpool
£2,674/yr
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Cornwall: £83 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Cornwall
62.2/1k
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Liverpool
123.5/1k
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Cornwall: 99% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Cornwall
23.1
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Liverpool
42.4
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Cornwall: lower average deprivation score (23.1 vs 42.4).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Cornwall
92.9%
Around UK average
Liverpool
85.6%
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Cornwall: 7.3 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.
Cornwall
Rent takes 34% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 8.2× median annual pay
Liverpool
Rent takes 28% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 4.8× median annual pay
Full Cornwall profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Liverpool profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.