Rame Peninsula & St Germans
vs Saltash Essa
Saltash Essa has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Rame Peninsula & St Germans. Homes in Rame Peninsula & St Germans sold for a median of £298,500, 20% above Saltash Essa. Rame Peninsula & St Germans has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 21%).
People
Rame Peninsula & St Germans has 6,800 residents in 3,078 households; Saltash Essa has 7,005 in 3,092. Rame Peninsula & St Germans has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 1.5 percentage points more than Saltash Essa (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Rame Peninsula & St Germans (39%) and terraced houses in Saltash Essa (36%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (69% and 69%). Rame Peninsula & St Germans has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 4.5 percentage points more than Saltash Essa (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £298,500 in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and £248,000 in Saltash Essa, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Rame Peninsula & St Germans has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 2.4 percentage points more than Saltash Essa (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Rame Peninsula & St Germans, and 87 in Saltash Essa. The typical postcode is 854 m from the nearest school in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and 378 m in Saltash Essa. The typical postcode is 3,973 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and 929 m in Saltash Essa. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and 88% in Saltash Essa.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 51 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and 45 in Saltash Essa, against 73 across Cornwall. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Rame Peninsula & St Germans is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,800 people in 3,078 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £298,500 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% above the Cornwall average.
Saltash Essa is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,005 people in 3,092 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £248,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Cornwall median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Rame Peninsula & St Germans and Saltash Essa next to other wards of Cornwall.