The Rivers Saltash, Cornwall
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (PL12), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5700563.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £228,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026 (-2.9% on a year); private rents averaged £995 a month.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Trelawney Road Tip, is 170 m away.
- Storm overflows: 6 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 76 times (85 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 300 m from its postcodes.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 99% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Saltash, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Victoria Gardens, is about 570 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 65 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Port View Surgery, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 69 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £228,000 | £228,000 | £228,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £207,500 | £205,000 | £210,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £169,500 | £169,500 | £169,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £143,000 | £143,000 | £143,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | £154,000 | £138,000 | £154,350 |
| 2004 | 1 | £124,950 | £124,950 | £124,950 |
| 1999 | 1 | £58,500 | £58,500 | £58,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2024 | 15 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £228,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 5 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2023 | 19 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £205,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 3 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2020 | 13 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2016 | 9 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 29 May 2015 | 13 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2014 | 15 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 13 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £169,500 | |
| 17 Sep 2010 | 2 PL12 4PD | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2006 | 11 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £138,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2006 | 13 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £154,350 | Leasehold. |
| 5 May 2006 | 7 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £154,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2004 | 6 PL12 4PD | Terraced | £124,950 | |
| 25 Aug 1999 | 3 PL12 4PD | Detached | £58,500 | Leasehold. |
House prices and rents in Cornwall
A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026, 2.9% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 36% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £419,340 |
| Semi-detached | £275,595 |
| Terraced | £227,474 |
| Flat or maisonette | £144,637 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £226,508 |
Private renters in Cornwall paid £995 a month on average in September 2026, 0.9% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £685 |
| Two bedrooms | £877 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,073 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,496 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (5); House, mid-terrace (5). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (3); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (56% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 74 - 94 Fore Street Saltash Cornwall PL12 6JW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Yard EfW Plymouth 11/00750/FUL | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 22.5 MW | Operational Apr 2015 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL12 4PD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL12 4PA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 300 m from the street's postcodes (by 2105, if defences are not maintained or built).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Durlston Head to Rame Head | none (the line is held) | 310 m |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Durlston Head to Rame Head | none (the line is held) | 310 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 10 m | 300 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
6 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 76 times, for 85 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trib of R. Tamar Estuary (Sws), River Tamar Estuary (E), River Tamar Estuary(E), River Tamar (E).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Gardens Cso South West Water | Trib of R. Tamar Estuary (Sws) | 12 | 5 | 240 m |
| Cowdry Close Cso South West Water | River Tamar Estuary (E) | 17 | 37 | 340 m |
| Coombe Road Cso South West Water | River Tamar Estuary(E) | 10 | 26 | 380 m |
| Waterside Pumping Station South West Water | River Tamar Estuary(E) | 8 | 10 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brunel Bridge Cso South West Water | River Tamar (E) | 29 | 6 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Culver Road Cso South West Water | River Tamar Estuary (E) | 0 | 0 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 170 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trelawney Road Tip Saltash, Cornwall | until 1960 | Commercial, household | 170 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 59 m and 65 m above sea level (62 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL12 4PA | 100% | 99% | 99% | 0% |
| PL12 4PD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Saltash 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| St Budeaux Victoria Road 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| St Budeaux Ferry Road 4,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lynher Drive Wearde | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alexandra Square Car Park | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolt Network | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 55.4 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 126 km (79 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Port View Surgery Good Jul 2026 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Archway Dental Saltash LTD | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Barnabas Hospital | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 6 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowan House Residential Home Requires improvement Aug 2023 | 390 m |
| Police station | Saltash Police Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Moto - Saltash - Forecourt, Carkeel Cashzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Gardens 2,480 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,480 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pavilion to Wearde Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pavilion to Wearde Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Granite Archway and Wall to Nos 15 and 17 (Kingsleigh House) Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Civil War battery at Wearde Quay | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Parish Church of St Nicholas and St Faith | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m (0.5 miles) west |
| D-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Antony | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Elwell Woods | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Sand Acre Bay | Bay | 950 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Bull Point | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Tomboy Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Blackie Woods Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Alderplot Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 15 |
1 of the street's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 140 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Saltash Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 270 m | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Burraton Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Riverside Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 50 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Cornish Education Centre PL12 4PA | Sessional day care | 26 | Jan 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 | 50 m |
| Pixieland Saltash PL12 4AQ | Full day care | 130 | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| St Nicholas And St Faith Pre-School PL12 6AN | Sessional day care | 24 | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 158 childminders and 20 home childcarers (nannies) in Cornwall. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Cornish C Of E VA Primary School PL12 4PA | School/college/university | 50 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Rowan House PL12 4BY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 4 Good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Fortune Palace PL12 4BJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Babis Farm Close (17); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (13); On or near Chichester Crescent (12); On or near Lynher Drive (8); On or near The Bridges (5).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
The Bridges · Marlborough Close · Churchill Walk · Spencer Gardens · Babis Farm Mews · Babis Farm Court · Babis Lane · Chichester Crescent · Babis Farm Row · Babis Farm Way · Prouse Rise · Deacon Drive
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.