Saltash Town & Pillmere

Cornwall · South West · population 7,088 · 4 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,740 of 6,856 in England
  • #317 of 710 in South West
  • #7 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,095
Median age (est.)47
Density2,291per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above32%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 11%Private rent 18%

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 19% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 45% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Saltash Town & Pillmere is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,740 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (64) and lowest on Employment (44). Typical homes here, about £257,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 102 sales), 10% below the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,100 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 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 54 · #3,138
Employment 44 · #3,844
Education 60 · #2,713
Health 51 · #3,330
Crime 64 · #2,493
Housing & access 51 · #3,336
Living environment 60 · #2,720

House prices ?

£257,250median (12m) · +10.6% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£257,250102+10.6%+27.0%
Detached£375,00028+1.4%+31.6%
Semi-detached£300,00017+20.0%+66.9%
Terraced£235,00043+5.6%+38.2%
Flat£128,47514-3.8%+2.4%
This area£257,250
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)£40,100±£5,610 · #3,407 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,219
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 ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 429 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #2,904 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences216
Theft39
Burglary9
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons53
Drugs17
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 75 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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