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PL12 postcode area · Cornwall

The PL12 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cornwall. Area Scores range from 38 to 81 across them. Every full PL12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PL12 district contains both ends of the scale: Saltash Latchbrook & St Stephens at 81 out of 100 (#1,294 of 6,856 in England) against Gunnislake & Calstock at 38, a 43-point gap between neighbouring areas. 1 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £228,000 in Mid Saltash to £353,000 in St Germans & St Mellion.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,545a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime49per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)51
Owner-occupied75%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PL12 district

£275,497median home sold over the past year · +25.2% over 5 years · +3.8% over the year · 330 sales
Detached£375,000
Semi-detached£265,995
Terraced£230,500
Flat£126,950
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Saltash Latchbrook & St StephensCornwall 1,29481 £292,000
Saltash Town & PillmereCornwall 2,74060 £257,250
Mid SaltashCornwall 3,84444 £228,000
St Germans & St MellionCornwall 3,98842 £353,000
Gunnislake & CalstockCornwall 4,24138 £285,000

People living in PL12 Census 2021

Residents31,138
Median age (est.)51
Density173per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above33%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Skilled trades 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Towns & places in PL12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PL12 district.

Saltash

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL12.

PL11 PL5 PL2 PL10 PL6 PL95 PL1 PL3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.