Saltash Tamar
vs Saltash Trematon & Landrake
Saltash Tamar has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Saltash Trematon & Landrake. Homes in Saltash Trematon & Landrake sold for a median of £300,000, 21% above Saltash Tamar. Saltash Tamar has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Saltash Tamar has 6,352 residents in 2,851 households; Saltash Trematon & Landrake has 5,334 in 2,298. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (25% and 26%). Saltash Tamar has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 7.8 percentage points more than Saltash Trematon & Landrake (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Saltash Tamar (31%) and detached houses in Saltash Trematon & Landrake (56%). Saltash Trematon & Landrake has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 11.6 percentage points more than Saltash Tamar (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (14% and 14%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £247,000 in Saltash Tamar and £300,000 in Saltash Trematon & Landrake, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Saltash Tamar has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 7.5 percentage points more than Saltash Trematon & Landrake (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 82 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Saltash Tamar, and 6 in Saltash Trematon & Landrake. The typical postcode is 530 m from the nearest school in Saltash Tamar and 883 m in Saltash Trematon & Landrake. The typical postcode is 1,502 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Saltash Tamar and 2,908 m in Saltash Trematon & Landrake. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 59% of premises in Saltash Tamar and 75% in Saltash Trematon & Landrake.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 76 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Saltash Tamar and 71 in Saltash Trematon & Landrake, 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 Tamar is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,352 people in 2,851 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £247,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Cornwall median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the Cornwall average.
Saltash Trematon & Landrake is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,334 people in 2,298 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Saltash Tamar and Saltash Trematon & Landrake next to other wards of Cornwall.