A personal approach
Most business owners we speak to prefer meeting in person. We can look at bills, renewal dates and day-to-day needs together, then explain suitable options without pressure.
Back to home
Local support. Real conversations.
Service Area
Business is personal. So is our support.
SME Sorted supports businesses across the whole of Devon and Cornwall. For most business owners we speak to, a face-to-face conversation is the preferred place to start.
Sitting down together at your premises gives us time to listen, understand how your business works and talk through your service needs in plain English.
A practical area for personal visits
Close enough to meet. Time to understand.
The shaded circle shows the area we can usually cover most easily for a personal visit: approximately 35 miles from our Plymouth base. It helps us plan useful time with you and keep travel practical.
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The circle is measured in a straight line, rather than by road. Routes across the Tamar, ferry availability, rural roads and traffic can all affect journey times. Visits within the circle are arranged by appointment and remain subject to availability.
Across both counties
Outside the circle? Let’s still talk.
Our map shows the easiest area for routine visits; SME Sorted continues to support businesses throughout Devon and Cornwall.
Seasonal travel, planned sensibly
Devon and Cornwall’s seasonal visitor traffic can make longer journeys less predictable, particularly during summer, school holidays and other peak periods. Face-to-face visits outside the shaded area may be limited at these times and are agreed individually around routes, travel conditions and availability.
Support beyond the visit area
If a visit is difficult to arrange, we can start by phone, email or video call and review the information you share. Please get in touch wherever you are in Devon or Cornwall so we can discuss a suitable way to help.
Find your community
30 places at the heart of our local visit area.
These are the 30 places within the shaded circle with the largest recorded populations, listed from largest to smallest. The surrounding villages and smaller communities remain part of the same local visit area.
| Rank | Place | Area | Recorded population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth | Plymouth | 260,203 |
| 2 | Paignton | Torbay | 67,520 |
| 3 | Torquay | Torbay | 65,388 |
| 4 | Newton Abbot | Devon | 36,474 |
| 5 | St Austell | Cornwall | 24,360 |
| 6 | Plymstock | Plymouth | 24,103 |
| 7 | Bodmin | Cornwall | 16,909 |
| 8 | Brixham | Torbay | 16,693 |
| 9 | Saltash | Cornwall | 15,566 |
| 10 | Teignmouth | Devon | 14,932 |
| 11 | Tavistock | Devon | 12,675 |
| 12 | Ivybridge | Devon | 11,851 |
| 13 | Kingsteignton | Devon | 11,360 |
| 14 | Dawlish | Devon | 11,312 |
| 15 | Cockington | Torbay | 10,000 |
| 16 | Par | Cornwall | 9,462 |
| 17 | Liskeard | Cornwall | 9,237 |
| 18 | Launceston | Cornwall | 8,910 |
| 19 | Plympton | Plymouth | 8,892 |
| 20 | Totnes | Devon | 8,241 |
| 21 | Crediton | Devon | 7,835 |
| 22 | Torpoint | Cornwall | 7,717 |
| 23 | Okehampton | Devon | 7,647 |
| 24 | Wadebridge | Cornwall | 6,599 |
| 25 | St Blazey | Cornwall | 6,575 |
| 26 | Kingsbridge | Devon | 6,116 |
| 27 | Callington | Cornwall | 5,786 |
| 28 | Dartmouth | Devon | 5,610 |
| 29 | Looe | Cornwall | 5,112 |
| 30 | Bovey Tracey | Devon | 4,729 |
This is a shortlist of the 30 places with the largest recorded populations in the source data whose centres fall inside the circle. It is not the full coverage list: surrounding villages, hamlets and smaller communities within the shaded area are also included in our local visit area. Please ask us about your premises if your location is not shown.
Ranking uses recorded population fields from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0, checked 22 October 2026. These are source-recorded figures, not current population estimates or a single census-year comparison. Settlement definitions can overlap; Plymstock and Plympton are listed separately from Plymouth.
Let’s arrange a conversation
Your business. Your premises. Your priorities.
Tell us your business name, location and what you would like reviewed. We’ll discuss a convenient visit or another suitable way to help. The review is free, with no obligation to proceed.