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 miles8.3 km
- St. Austell 25 miles40.2 km
- Saltash 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Bodmin 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Tavistock 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Ivybridge 13.2 miles21.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Saltash Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Saltash Tamar Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Carkeel Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- St. Budeaux Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Torpoint Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Saltash Trematon & Landrake Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Antony Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Honicknowle Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Cargreen Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Botusfleming Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ham Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Devonport Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Saltash Essa
PL12 4NS, PL12 4FG, PL12 4PF, PL12 4PT, PL12 6JX, PL12 4AN, PL12 4DY, PL12 4NG, PL12 4HP … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 34.2 miles55.1 km
- Exeter International Airport 42.1 miles67.7 km
- Saltash Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- St Budeaux Victoria Road Railway Station 1.5 miles2.3 km
Hotels near Saltash Essa Ad
- The Craft House 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- China Fleet Country Club 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Finnygook Inn 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Rooms by Bistrot Pierre 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Moxy Plymouth 4 4 miles6.4 km
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Mountbatten Hotel 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
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 miles2.2 km
- Home Park Stadium 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 4.3 miles7 km
- Cattewater Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Hingston Down Hill 8.1 miles13 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 12 miles19.3 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 14 miles22.5 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 14 miles22.6 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.9 miles27.2 km