Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town

Plymouth · South West · population 9,267 · 5 LSOAs

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

5Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,483 of 6,856 in England
  • #703 of 710 in South West
  • #33 of 33 in Plymouth
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,182
Median age (est.)35
Density4,403per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 44%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 44%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 16%Other: 9%
One person 42%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 16%Other 9%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 54% · Christian 37% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,483 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 33 in Plymouth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (67) but weak on Employment (3). Typical homes here sold for about £158,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 94 sales), 31% below the wider Plymouth median of £227,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,853 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 171 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 6 · #6,455
Employment 3 · #6,620
Education 5 · #6,490
Health 5 · #6,510
Crime 9 · #6,229
Housing & access 37 · #4,303
Living environment 67 · #2,240

House prices ?

£158,000median (12m) · -8.1% yr · n=94
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£158,00094-8.1%+1.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£190,00032-17.4%+18.8%
Flat£130,00060-11.4%+8.3%
This area£158,000
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)£31,853±£4,578 · #5,994 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,339
Price-to-income ?5.0×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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

171 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,588 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #6,050 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences794
Theft331
Burglary39
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson139
Public order & weapons124
Drugs74
Robbery17
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 272 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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