The Saltash Essa ward sits in the eastern edge of Cornwall, part of the riverside town of Saltash on the western bank of the River Tamar opposite Plymouth. It benefits from dramatic estuary views and easy transport links - the nearby Tamar Bridge and the iconic Royal Albert Bridge make it a convenient commuter area while retaining a sense of place linked to the waterfront and surrounding countryside.
Locally the ward is a mix of residential streets, pockets of green space and small shops and schools, with community groups and events reflecting Saltash’s long maritime and market-town traditions. Economically many residents work in nearby Plymouth or in local services and tourism; socially it feels like a suburban-riverside neighbourhood where history, landscape and everyday life meet.
Postcode districts covering Saltash Essa
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 5.2 miles
- St. Austell 25 miles
- Saltash 0.4 miles
- Bodmin 22.6 miles
- Tavistock 10.3 miles
- Ivybridge 13.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Saltash Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Saltash Tamar Ward 0.6 miles
- Carkeel Built-up area 1.4 miles
- St. Budeaux Ward 1.6 miles
- Torpoint Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Saltash Trematon & Landrake Ward 2.2 miles
- Antony Parish 2.4 miles
- Honicknowle Ward 2.5 miles
- Cargreen Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Botusfleming Parish 2.6 miles
- Ham Ward 2.6 miles
- Devonport Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Saltash Essa
PL12 4AH, PL12 4AY, PL12 4LN, PL12 9AW, PL12 4HD, PL12 4EN, PL12 4NB, PL12 4BL, PL12 4PJ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 34.2 miles
- Exeter International Airport 42.1 miles
- Saltash Railway Station 0.5 miles
- St Budeaux Victoria Road Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Saltash Essa Ad
- China Fleet Country Club 4 1.3 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 4.4 miles
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 4.3 miles
- OYO Brunel Inn 0.4 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Plymouth 4 4 miles
- Moxy Plymouth 3.5 4 miles
- The Wilcove Inn 1.5 miles
- The New Continental Hotel 3 4 miles
- Future Inn Plymouth Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 4.3 miles
Schools in Saltash Essa
- Bishop Cornish C of E VA Primary School Primary
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Saltash Community School Secondary
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Antony Estate Estate 1.4 miles
- Home Park Stadium 3.3 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 4.1 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 4.3 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 4.3 miles
- Cattewater Estate 5.3 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 8.1 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 12 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 14 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 14 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.5 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.9 miles