Derriford & Estover

Plymouth · South West · population 8,434 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,685 of 6,856 in England
  • #308 of 710 in South West
  • #12 of 33 in Plymouth
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,417
Median age (est.)41
Density1,656per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above24%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 14%25–44 25%45–64 22%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 21%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Skilled trades 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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.

In summary

Derriford & Estover is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,685 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 33 in Plymouth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (97) but weak on Health (30). Typical homes here, about £223,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 109 sales), in line with the wider Plymouth median of £227,500. Typical household take-home income is around £37,196 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 54 · #3,186
Employment 50 · #3,426
Education 43 · #3,919
Health 30 · #4,783
Crime 86 · #992
Housing & access 73 · #1,856
Living environment 97 · #190

House prices ?

£223,000median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=109
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£223,000109+5.7%+27.2%
Detached£391,00015+3.9%+16.0%
Semi-detached£287,50023+0.7%+30.1%
Terraced£219,53256+4.5%+34.1%
Flat£147,00015-3.3%
This area£223,000
Plymouth£227,500
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,196±£5,247 · #4,303 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,698
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 693 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #4,182 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences413
Theft84
Burglary9
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson65
Public order & weapons73
Drugs24
Robbery1
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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