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PL12 4PH

Saltash Essa · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Saltash Essa
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall
Postcode district
PL12
Postcode sector
PL12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL12 4BL 44 m
PL12 4NA 86 m
PL12 4NB 104 m
PL12 4TB 105 m
PL12 4AQ 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL12 4PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL12
Postcode sector
PL12 4
Latitude
50.407172
Longitude
-4.223209
British National Grid easting
242,120
British National Grid northing
58,731

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Electoral ward
Saltash Essa · E05013348
Parish or community
E04011519
Westminster constituency
South East Cornwall · E14001486
Output area
E00094858
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 025C · E01018790
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 025 · E02003899

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    109 m

  2. Fountain Head House School

    Other independent special school

    270 m

  3. Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    356 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,096
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 441
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Shoplifting 123
  • Other theft 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.3
PL12 4 residents
10,653

Age bands in PL12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,658 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

918 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

2,055 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,755 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

2,861 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL12 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    326 m

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    649 m

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

    STIRLING ROAD MEDICAL CTR, STIRLING ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL5 1PL

    ODS code L83006

    2.5 km

  • RAME GROUP PRACTICE

    PENNTORR HEALTH, TREVOL ROAD, TORPOINT, PL11 2TB

    ODS code Y00969

    3.5 km

  • ST. LEVAN SURGERY

    350 ST. LEVAN ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 1JR

    ODS code L83646

    4.2 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

    HONICKNOWLE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, GUY MILES WAY, HONICKNOWLE GREEN, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3PY

    ODS code L83015

    4.6 km

  • ST NEOTS SURGERY

    1 NORTH PROSPECT ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3HY

    ODS code L83028

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Stephens Road

    BCT · Wearde

    0.1 miles

  • St Stephens Road

    BCT · Wearde

    0.1 miles

  • Beatrice Avenue

    BCT · Wearde

    0.1 miles

  • Beatrice Avenue

    BCT · Wearde

    0.1 miles

  • Long Park Road School

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 025C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,621 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

38 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 109 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,096 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 441 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.