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Overview

South West · Unitary authority

Cornwall

2026/27 view

Cornwall · ONS E06000052

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

28/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Significant pressure

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 53 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover30
Debt burden16
Liquidity52
Debt direction15
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £1,291.53m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£43.93m 3.5%
Service expenditure £1,032.53m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£96.63m 10.3%
Unallocated reserves £38.77m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£2.42m 5.9%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £1,032.53m
30.3%
2020/21: £792.39m 2021/22: £811.17m 2022/23: £809.35m 2023/24: £935.90m 2024/25: £1,032.53m
Net revenue expenditure £721.78m
25.1%
2020/21: £576.97m 2021/22: £549.25m 2022/23: £578.12m 2023/24: £697.23m 2024/25: £721.78m
Council Tax requirement £430.16m
26.6%
2020/21: £339.78m 2021/22: £353.58m 2022/23: £378.19m 2023/24: £403.85m 2024/25: £430.16m
Unallocated reserves £38.77m
7.1%
2020/21: £41.75m 2021/22: £41.19m 2022/23: £42.00m 2023/24: £41.18m 2024/25: £38.77m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population583,2892024 estimate
Latest net debt£1,291.53m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads4.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 8 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways2.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 15 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads6.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 68 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways2.0% red
Good 75.0%Amber 23.0%Red 2.0%
B & C roads6.0% red
Good 64.0%Amber 29.0%Red 6.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 1.0%2016/17: 1.0%2017/18: 1.0%2018/19: 1.0%2019/20: 1.0%2020/21: 1.0%2021/22: 1.0%2022/23: 1.0%2023/24: 1.0%2024/25: 2.0%2015/16: 5.0%2016/17: 6.0%2017/18: 6.0%2018/19: 8.0%2019/20: 8.0%2020/21: 8.0%2021/22: 8.0%2022/23: 7.0%2023/24: 7.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 6.0%2016/17: 5.0%2017/18: 5.0%2018/19: 3.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 4.0%2021/22: 5.0%2022/23: 4.0%2023/24: 4.0%2024/25: 4.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads8.9%549 km network
B, C & unclassified1.2%6,772 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing5.9%Preservation3.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Cornwall, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
45.1%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

7.4 percentage points vs 2023/24
29 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste497.1 kgper household−91.1 kg year on year
Waste collected445.0 kgper resident−18.7 kg year on year
Household waste260,076tonnes collected117,242 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

117,242 t recycled, composted or reused 142,834 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

45.1%
2015/16: 33.6%2016/17: 34.6%2017/18: 35.4%2018/19: 38.1%2019/20: 33.3%2020/21: 33.3%2021/22: 34.0%2022/23: 34.1%2023/24: 37.7%2024/25: 45.1%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Cornwall.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
298 Open schools
73,481 Pupils
87,698 School places
83.8% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Cornwall.

Attainment 8
45.5
South West 46.2
England 46.1
0.6 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
43.9%
South West 46.2%
England 45.4%
1.5 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
27.9%
South West 33.0%
England 40.5%
12.6 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.11

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

45.9 18/19
49.2 19/20
50.5 20/21
47.2 21/22
44.6 22/23
44.0 23/24
45.5 24/25
Education context

Cornwall's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both South West and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Cornwall, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£290,000
+ 21.8% over five years
Median resident earnings
£35,002
+ 28.5% over five years
House price to earnings
8.29×
Improved from 8.74× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Cornwall.

£1,004 / month
+ 3.3% in the last year
July 2026
Cornwall
£1,004
+ 3.3%
South West
£1,236
+ 4.5%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with South West £232 less per month
Compared with England £447 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Cornwall
8.29×
South West
8.26×
England
7.64×
Compared with South West Less affordable
Compared with England Less affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received1,213this quarter−10 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided1,111this quarter−142 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
92.3%approved
Overall approval rate1,025 granted86 refused−1.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

95.1%
Rank 100 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

1.2 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major3597.1%91.4% Minor49486.6%92.7% Other58296.7%97.3%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1,3902024 Q3: 1,4422024 Q4: 1,2562025 Q1: 1,3992025 Q2: 1,2082025 Q3: 1,3592025 Q4: 1,2232026 Q1: 1,2132024 Q2: 1,2932024 Q3: 1,2922024 Q4: 1,3142025 Q1: 1,2282025 Q2: 1,2572025 Q3: 1,2182025 Q4: 1,2532026 Q1: 1,111
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

94%
Required7,941homes over three years
Delivered7,493homes over three years
100% requirement
Action planHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Cornwall, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 36,590 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 62.7 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 5.6% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Cornwall Your council
62.7 + 5.6%
South West Region
73.5 + 1.3%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Cornwall has a recorded crime rate 14.6% below South West. It is 24.8% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Devon and Cornwall
Violence 17,345
29.7 per 1,000 + 11.6%
Theft 7,800
13.4 per 1,000 + 0.6%
Public order 2,661
4.6 per 1,000 + 5.9%
Criminal damage 4,380
7.5 per 1,000 + 1.8%
Shoplifting 2,543
4.4 per 1,000 − 6.3%
Vehicle offences 909
1.6 per 1,000 + 6.6%
Burglary 998
1.7 per 1,000 − 0.9%
Drug offences 792
1.4 per 1,000 − 28.4%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Cornwall.

298 schools
Open schools 298
Pupils 73,481
School places 87,698
Capacity used 83.8%
Primary 235 schools
39,977 pupils
Secondary 31 schools
30,273 pupils
Other / specialist 27 schools
3,088 pupils
16+ provision 3 schools
0 pupils
Nursery 2 schools
143 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 33
11.1% of open schools
Previous full framework 147
49.3% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 98
32.9% of open schools
No Ofsted record 19
6.4% of open schools
No published outcome 1
0.3% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

33 schools assessed
Achievement 33 assessed
Expected standard 19
Needs attention 13
Strong standard 1
Attendance & behaviour 33 assessed
Expected standard 21
Needs attention 6
Strong standard 6
Curriculum & teaching 33 assessed
Expected standard 22
Needs attention 10
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 33 assessed
Expected standard 19
Needs attention 8
Strong standard 6
Leadership & governance 33 assessed
Expected standard 19
Needs attention 10
Strong standard 4
Personal development 33 assessed
Expected standard 22
Strong standard 9
Needs attention 2
Safeguarding 33 assessed
Met 33
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 3
Good 86
Requires improvement 12
Not judged 46
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Altarnun Primary School URN 140839 · PL15 7RZ Primary 47 84 Good
Alverton Primary School URN 142240 · TR18 4QD Primary 386 315 Not judged
Antony Church of England School URN 141622 · PL11 3AD Primary 94 112 Renewed framework
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School URN 137258 · TR1 1BN Primary 421 436 Ungraded inspection
Beacon Academy URN 142958 · PL31 1JQ Primary 448 480 Ungraded inspection
Berrycoombe School URN 145757 · PL31 2PH Primary 197 226 Good
Biscovey Academy URN 137758 · PL24 2DB Primary 198 320 Not judged
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy URN 143176 · PL24 2DB Primary 150 190 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 583,289 2024
South West region 5,889,695
Cornwall represents 9.90% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+19,594 residents ↑ 3.5%
2019: 563,695 residents2020: 565,045 residents2021: 571,948 residents2022: 575,591 residents2023: 579,381 residents2024: 583,289 residents
Cornwall +3.5%
South West +4.4%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Cornwall's population grew over five years. Its change was 0.9 percentage points below the South West and 0.8 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Cornwall?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Cornwall compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 80.1 years
0.1 years higher than England
England 80.0
Female 83.8 years
In line with England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
60.2
0.7 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
60.0
1.3 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
140.3 per 100,000
England 145.8
Similar
Cardiovascular disease 2025
67.8 per 100,000
England 71.5
Similar
Cancer 2025
110.1 per 100,000
England 114.6
Similar
Liver disease 2025
17.8 per 100,000
England 19.4
Similar
Respiratory disease 2025
24.5 per 100,000
England 31.5
Better
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
15.0 per 100,000
England 10.9
Worse
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Cornwall 11.5% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Cornwall 69.0% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Cornwall 74.4% England 64.6%
Better
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Cornwall 467.9 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Better
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
25.6%
Cornwall 25.6% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
32.9%
Cornwall 32.9% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Better
Physically active children 2024/25
50.4%
Cornwall 50.4% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Similar
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
86.3%
Cornwall 86.3% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Better
Bowel cancer screening 2025
75.9%
Cornwall 75.9% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Better
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
61.6 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
3.8%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Cornwall?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 67,460 11.6% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.0% +5,581 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.2% +159 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Cornwall LOCAL AUTHORITY
11.6%
South West REGION
10.0%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
67,460 61,143 54,825
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

No annual PM2.5 estimate is currently available.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

Not enough annual data is available to show a trend.
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 3.0 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 0.0 – 10.0 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 10.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³
Saltash Callington Road Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Traffic Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

3.8% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional.
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£1,032.53m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£721.78m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£430.16m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£38.77m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,770
Median for councils of the same type £1,777 0.4% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Adult social care Gross £412.24m · Income £91.81m
£320.43m
Education Gross £316.84m · Income £19.52m
£297.32m
Children's social care Gross £131.13m · Income £7.86m
£123.26m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £104.51m · Income £16.39m
£88.12m
Highways and transport Gross £80.55m · Income £34.05m
£46.50m
Housing Gross £52.88m · Income £10.49m
£42.40m
Public health Gross £41.85m · Income £4.55m
£37.29m
Fire and rescue Gross £43.21m · Income £12.04m
£31.17m
Central services Gross £133.84m · Income £113.44m
£20.40m
Culture and related services Gross £24.58m · Income £7.96m
£16.63m
Planning and development Gross £44.19m · Income £35.17m
£9.02m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£430.16m
Retained business rates£241.52m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £41.18m
Closing £38.77m
£2.42m decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£1,626.06m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£334.53m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£1,291.53m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£2,214 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £2,214
Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 100.6% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£43.93m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£43.93m +3.5%
Change across the series +£806.92m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased during the quarter, with higher outstanding borrowing contributing to the movement.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£894.19m
Other longer-term borrowing£168.27m
Short-term borrowing£563.61m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£51.31m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
96.62% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£1.54m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£529.87m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£51.31m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 59.0%
+ £19.05m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£32.26m 2021/22 £34.97m 2022/23 £38.36m 2023/24 £43.09m 2024/25 £51.31m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£51.31m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £19.59m

38.2% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £31.72m

61.8% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 96.62%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.02 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Cornwallmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Cornwallmhclg planning ps22009 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Cornwallmhclg planning ps12009 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Cornwall UAdft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Cornwalldefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Cornwall UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Cornwall UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Cornwallmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Cornwallmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Cornwallmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Cornwallmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Cornwall UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Cornwall UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Cornwallmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Cornwall UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Cornwall UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.