Neighbourhoods in Plymouth

South West · 33 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

43

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#193 of 296 local authorities · 33 neighbourhoods · 267,063 residents

Income44
Employment36
Education38
Health32
Crime50
Housing & access61
Living env.60
Decile 1: 8% of residentsDecile 2: 26% of residentsDecile 3: 13% of residentsDecile 4: 12% of residentsDecile 5: 0% of residentsDecile 6: 6% of residentsDecile 7: 8% of residentsDecile 8: 7% of residentsDecile 9: 14% of residentsDecile 10: 6% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town (5) to Mannamead & Hartley (94); 8% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Plymouth contains both ends of the scale: Mannamead & Hartley at 94 out of 100 (#423 of 6,856 in England) against Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town at 5, an 88-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 9 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 15 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £158,000 in Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town to £350,000 in Plymstock Elburton — a 2.2× gap within Plymouth.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,169a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied59%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Plymouth

£227,500median home sold over the past year · +21.3% over 5 years · +3.4% over the year · 3,557 sales
Detached£393,000
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£212,000
Flat£135,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Plymouth

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Mannamead & Hartley 42394 £315,000
Plympton Underwood 68490 £260,000
Glenholt & Widewell 83488 £296,000
Plympton St Mary 84888 £260,000
Plymstock Elburton 90387 £350,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Plymouth

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Mannamead & Hartley£46,388
Plympton Chaddlewood£44,815
Peverell£43,417
Plymstock Elburton£42,844
Plympton Underwood£42,372

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Plymouth

Postcode districts that overlap Plymouth — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Plymouth Census 2021

Residents264,685
Median age (est.)40
Density3,315per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above28%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 14%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 18%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Plymouth.