The number of second homes in (a) Cornwall, (b) the south west and (c) England in each year since 1997; and what percentage of all homes this represented is shown in the following table:
Number Percentage of all homes Number Percentage of all homes Number Percentage of all homes 1997-981 n/a n/a n/a n/a 203,000 1.0 1998-991 n/a n/a n/a n/a 224,000 1.1 1999-20001 n/a n/a 41,000 1.9 234,000 1.1 2000-011 n/a n/a 41,000 2.0 241,000 1.2 2001-021 n/a n/a 39,000 1.9 226,000 1.1 2002-031 n/a n/a 49,000 2.3 235,000 1.1 2003-041 n/a n/a 60,000 2.8 253,000 1.2 20042 13,509 5.7 50,397 2.2 228,896 1.0 20052 13,221 5.6 50,250 2.2 236,331 1.1 20062 13,040 5.4 51,459 2.2 240,047 1.1 Sources: 1 Survey of English Housing (three-year moving averages). 2 Council Tax Base returns Note: n/a = not available.
For 1997-98 to 2003-04, the data shown are estimates from the Survey of English Housing. Estimates for Cornwall are not available because it is only a sample survey and reliable estimates can only be derived down to regional level.
For 2004 to 2006, the data are based on Council Tax Base returns that are completed by local authorities. These figures are only available from 2004 onwards.