Buying a home in PL12, Saltash. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£252kmost £214k–£316k
Houses per m²£3,039flats £2,520
Sold last year2191,304 in five years
Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL12 sold for £251,727 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £214,277 and £316,222, for about 90 m² of space.

219 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £109k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PL12 4 (£2,959) and the most in PL12 5 (£3,123).

Across Cornwall, prices are down 0.8% on a year ago and up 7.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,077 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,148 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £50,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in PL12 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£149,205£140k–£176k44 m²25
2£209,330£184k–£250k69 m²334
3£251,727£214k–£316k90 m²536
4£335,729£270k–£415k115 m²168
5+£449,544£358k–£615k161 m²139

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£149k£209k£252k£336k£450k
Detached—£266k£348k£407k£511k
Semi-detached£148k£222k£245k£269k£363k
Terraced£151k£191k£221k£263k£317k
Flats£109k£121k£256k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across PL12

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
PL12 4£2,959£2,707
PL12 5£3,123—
PL12 6£3,114£2,497

Schools near PL12

Best state primary within 2 kmBurraton Community Primary School63% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSaltash Community School29.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in PL1 is about 101 m² for £234k.

Questions about PL12

Is PL12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Cornwall are down 0.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (63% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (29.8% against 43.8%); 219 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PL12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL12 sold for £251,727 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £214,277 and £316,222.

How many homes sell in PL12 each year?

219 homes sold in the last year and 1,304 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near PL12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Burraton Community Primary School, where 63% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PL12?

For a 3-bedroom house, PL5 (£225k, 6 km), PL2 (£225k, 7 km), PL4 (£226k, 10 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.