Empty and second homes - Cornwall compared

Using the 2022 Council tax base figures it is possible to compare the share of empty and second homes in Cornwall with the English average.

The figures show that Cornwall has a lower % share of empty homes than the English average 1.6% to 1.9%, but a higher share of second homes - 4.8% to 1%.

	Cornwall		England
Category	No's	%	No's	%
Empty	4,385	1.6	478,928	1.9
Empty (deceased)	1,477	0.5	121,900	0.5
Second homes	13,292	4.8	256,913	1
Sub-total	19,154	6.8	857,741	3.4
CTB Total	279,638	100	25,225,481	100

Of the empty properties (excluding those where the owner has died), indicates a higher share of properties empty for 6 months or more in Cornwall (59%), to the English average of 54%.