Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Saltash Tamar at a glance
- House prices
- £245,000
- Middle34th percentile
- Schools
- 5th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 88th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 76.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle41st percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle35th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Saltash Tamar a good place to live?
Saltash Tamar may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cornwall below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Saltash Tamar
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 76.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 41st percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Saltash Tamar
House prices
- Median sale price
- £245,000
- Percentile
- 34th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 86 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Saltash Tamar
Schools
5th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Saltash Tamar
Flood risk
2.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.2% of the area. That is the 35th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Saltash Tamar
Transport
88th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Saltash Tamar a good place to live?
Saltash Tamar may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Saltash Tamar safe?
Saltash Tamar ranks in the 41st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Saltash Tamar?
The median sale price was £245,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 34th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Saltash Tamar?
Schools rank in the 5th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Saltash Tamar?
Nearby public profiles include Penzance East in Cornwall and Truro Moresk & Trehaverne in Cornwall.
