Saltash Essa
vs Torpoint
Torpoint has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Saltash Essa. Homes in Saltash Essa sold for a median of £248,000, 13% above Torpoint. Saltash Essa has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Saltash Essa has 7,005 residents in 3,092 households; Torpoint has 6,778 in 3,147. Saltash Essa has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 2.4 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 25%). Torpoint has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 5.5 percentage points more than Saltash Essa (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Saltash Essa (36%) and semi-detached houses in Torpoint (34%). Saltash Essa has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 2.3 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 66%). Torpoint has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3.6 percentage points more than Saltash Essa (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £248,000 in Saltash Essa and £220,000 in Torpoint, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Saltash Essa has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 10.9 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 87 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Saltash Essa, and 47 in Torpoint. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Saltash Essa and 581 m in Torpoint. The typical postcode is 929 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Saltash Essa and 2,014 m in Torpoint. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Saltash Essa and 79% in Torpoint.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 45 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Saltash Essa and 62 in Torpoint, 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.
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.
Torpoint is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,778 people in 3,147 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 23% below the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Saltash Essa and Torpoint next to other wards of Cornwall.