Efford, Laira & Crabtree

Plymouth · South West · population 9,287 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,352 of 6,856 in England
  • #649 of 710 in South West
  • #21 of 33 in Plymouth
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,206
Median age (est.)40
Density3,914per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above22%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 26%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary13%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 53% · Christian 40% · Muslim 2%

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

Efford, Laira & Crabtree is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,352 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 33 in Plymouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (53) and lowest on Education (15). Typical homes here, about £203,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 119 sales), 11% below the wider Plymouth median of £227,500. Typical household take-home income is around £34,288 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 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 22 · #5,338
Employment 17 · #5,695
Education 15 · #5,804
Health 21 · #5,427
Crime 31 · #4,749
Housing & access 53 · #3,193
Living environment 51 · #3,336

House prices ?

£203,000median (12m) · +8.0% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£203,000119+8.0%+33.6%
Detached£327,5008
Semi-detached£207,00049+1.0%+18.3%
Terraced£197,47556+6.5%+31.6%
Flat£127,5006+14.3%+43.3%
This area£203,000
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)£34,288±£4,828 · #5,246 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,808
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

49Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

88 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 814 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #4,431 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences392
Theft173
Burglary10
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson87
Public order & weapons74
Drugs21
Robbery4
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 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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