Saltash Trematon & Landrake
vs Torpoint
Torpoint 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, 36% above Torpoint. Saltash Trematon & Landrake has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Saltash Trematon & Landrake has 5,334 residents in 2,298 households; Torpoint has 6,778 in 3,147. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (26% and 26%). Torpoint has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 12 percentage points more than Saltash Trematon & Landrake (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Saltash Trematon & Landrake (56%) and semi-detached houses in Torpoint (34%). Saltash Trematon & Landrake has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 14.3 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 66%). Torpoint has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 4.3 percentage points more than Saltash Trematon & Landrake (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Saltash Trematon & Landrake and £220,000 in Torpoint, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Saltash Trematon & Landrake has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 1.5 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Saltash Trematon & Landrake, and 47 in Torpoint. The typical postcode is 883 m from the nearest school in Saltash Trematon & Landrake and 581 m in Torpoint. The typical postcode is 2,908 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Saltash Trematon & Landrake and 2,014 m in Torpoint. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Saltash Trematon & Landrake and 79% in Torpoint.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Saltash Trematon & Landrake 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 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.
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 Trematon & Landrake and Torpoint next to other wards of Cornwall.