Mid Saltash

Cornwall · South West · population 5,330 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,844 of 6,856 in England
  • #493 of 710 in South West
  • #28 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,279
Median age (est.)49
Density4,634per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above24%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 26%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 21%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Mid Saltash is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,844 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (78) and lowest on Employment (26). Typical homes here sold for about £228,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 59 sales), 20% below the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,558 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £35,880 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 38 · #4,241
Employment 26 · #5,057
Education 47 · #3,624
Health 31 · #4,735
Crime 70 · #2,020
Housing & access 60 · #2,747
Living environment 78 · #1,492

House prices ?

£228,000median (12m) · -4.4% yr · n=59
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£228,00059-4.4%+7.3%
Detached£315,00015-6.0%+18.9%
Semi-detached£228,00021-8.8%+8.6%
Terraced£201,50020-3.5%+18.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£228,000
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,880±£5,095 · #4,746 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,051
Price-to-income ?6.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 292 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #2,473 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences162
Theft27
Burglary18
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons21
Drugs6
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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