Saltash Tamar
vs Torpoint
Torpoint has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Saltash Tamar. Homes in Saltash Tamar sold for a median of £247,000, 12% above Torpoint. Saltash Tamar has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Saltash Tamar has 6,352 residents in 2,851 households; Torpoint has 6,778 in 3,147. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (25% and 26%). Torpoint has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 4.2 percentage points more than Saltash Tamar (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 31% of homes in Saltash Tamar and 34% in Torpoint. Saltash Tamar has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 2.7 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 66%). Torpoint has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 4.2 percentage points more than Saltash Tamar (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £247,000 in Saltash Tamar and £220,000 in Torpoint, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Saltash Tamar has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 9 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 82 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Saltash Tamar, and 47 in Torpoint. The typical postcode is 530 m from the nearest school in Saltash Tamar and 581 m in Torpoint. The typical postcode is 1,502 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Saltash Tamar and 2,014 m in Torpoint. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 59% of premises in Saltash Tamar and 79% in Torpoint.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 76 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Saltash Tamar 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 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.
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 Tamar and Torpoint next to other wards of Cornwall.