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Saltash Town & Pillmere: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Saltash Town & Pillmere neighbourhood of Cornwall, England (ONS area Cornwall 026). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes PL12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PL12 6UH.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Cornwall
Saltash Town & Pillmere is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cornwall (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 2 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £245,000 and flats for £133,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Cornwall (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Saltash, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£245,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£133,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£52,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Saltash Town & Pillmere sits in Cornwall
- Typical house price: 16th lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
- Typical flat price: 14th lowest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 10th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Saltash Town & Pillmere
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cornwall, 2 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
Falling behind the borough
- Home improvement applications
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Saltash Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (580 m in a straight line). About 3.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Penzance (103 to 108 min) and Plymouth (about 12 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Saltash Community School 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (May 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Saltash Town & Pillmere
What is the typical house price in Saltash Town & Pillmere?
£245,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
How does Saltash Town & Pillmere compare with the rest of Cornwall?
Typical house price: 16th lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall. Typical flat price: 14th lowest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 10th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall.
Is Saltash Town & Pillmere an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Saltash Town & Pillmere gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Saltash Town & Pillmere?
Saltash. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (580 m in a straight line). About 3.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Penzance (103 to 108 min) and Plymouth (about 12 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Saltash Town & Pillmere?
Nearest state primary school. Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Saltash Community School. 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (May 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.