PL12 4TF

Saltash Essa · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall
Postcode district
PL12
Postcode sector
PL12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL12 4DG 17 m
PL12 4DF 64 m
PL12 4BN 80 m
PL12 4PY 80 m
PL12 4QE 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL12 4TF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL12
Postcode sector
PL12 4
Latitude
50.406700
Longitude
-4.233321
British National Grid easting
241,400
British National Grid northing
58,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Parish or community
E04011519
Westminster constituency
South East Cornwall · E14001486
Output area
E00094888
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 025D · E01018794
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 025 · E02003899

Postcode source versions

Explore PL12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
23
Secondary
3
  1. Fountain Head House School

    Other independent special school

    452 m
  2. Burraton Community Primary School

    Community school

    546 m
  3. St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    654 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,006
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 399
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 109
  • Public order 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SALTASH HEALTH CENTRE

    CALLINGTON ROAD, SALTASH, PL12 6DL

    ODS code L82046

    943 m

  • PORT VIEW SURGERY

    HIGHER PORT VIEW, SALTASH, PL12 4BU

    ODS code L82066

    1.4 km

  • MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83006

    3.2 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

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Fairmead Road Back Hill

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.1 miles
  • Broom Hill

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.1 miles
  • Junction Yellow Tor Road

    BCT · Saltash

    0.1 miles
  • Broom Hill

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.1 miles
  • Back Hill

    BCT · St Stephens

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 025D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,732 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Fountain Head House School is the nearest published school at 452 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,006 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 399 events.

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