Electoral wardE05013349
Saltash Tamar ward, Cornwall
Saltash Tamar is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,244 residents in 2,855 households — 2,170 people per km², the 62nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South East Cornwall constituency.
Residents, 20216,244council ward average 6,558
Households2,8552.19 residents per household
Density2,170/ km²about 2.88 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+25.5%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 265
5–96.0% · 374
10–156.5% · 407
16–194.1% · 254
20–243.9% · 245
25–3410.1% · 631
35–4918.4% · 1,149
50–6421.2% · 1,324
65–7412.8% · 801
75–849.5% · 596
85+3.2% · 198
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.6% · 473
1 car or van46.4% · 1,325
2 cars or vans28.2% · 806
3 or more8.8% · 251
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright38.7% · 1,104
With mortgage29.5% · 841
Shared ownership1.5% · 44
Social rented14.2% · 406
Private rented15.7% · 449
Lives rent free0.4% · 11
Type of home
Detached house26.6% · 759
Semi-detached house29.8% · 851
Terraced house29.8% · 851
Purpose-built flat11.0% · 315
Converted house2.0% · 58
Other conversion0.4% · 10
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013349- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 87
Parishes in the ward
Saltash
Other wards in the same constituency
CCallington & St Dominic26.8% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned6,775CCalstock30.5% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned6,647LLiskeard Central20.4% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned7,753LLiskeard South & Dobwalls27.7% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned7,354LLooe East & Deviock31.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,365LLooe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos37.4% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned5,807LLostwithiel & Lanreath30.0% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,186LLynher30.1% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned5,756RRame Peninsula & St Germans30.0% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned7,112SSaltash Essa28.6% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned6,818SSaltash Trematon & Landrake25.3% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned5,629SSt Cleer & Menheniot28.2% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned6,271TTorpoint25.8% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned6,465
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.