Ernesettle

Plymouth · South West · population 5,944 · 4 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,866 of 6,856 in England
  • #675 of 710 in South West
  • #28 of 33 in Plymouth
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,028
Median age (est.)44
Density1,858per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above18%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 32%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Caring & leisure 15% · Elementary 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Caring & leisure15%
Elementary14%
Professional11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Ernesettle is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,866 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 33 in Plymouth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (95) but weak on Employment (9). Typical homes here, about £200,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 71 sales), 12% below the wider Plymouth median of £227,500. Typical household take-home income is around £32,189 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 18 · #5,633
Employment 9 · #6,229
Education 13 · #5,935
Health 14 · #5,914
Crime 39 · #4,166
Housing & access 16 · #5,791
Living environment 95 · #327

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · +4.2% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,00071+4.2%+27.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£217,000370.0%+28.8%
Terraced£190,00025+5.6%+23.6%
Flat£97,7508-5.6%
This area£200,000
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)£32,189±£4,709 · #5,908 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,017
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

88 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 526 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #4,475 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences330
Theft31
Burglary15
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons50
Drugs19
Robbery0
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 70 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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