Higher Compton & Eggbuckland

Plymouth · South West · population 7,081 · 5 LSOAs

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

53Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,240 of 6,856 in England
  • #400 of 710 in South West
  • #13 of 33 in Plymouth
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,129
Median age (est.)46
Density4,011per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above25%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 14%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Higher Compton & Eggbuckland sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,240 of 6,856 in England, and #13 of 33 in Plymouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (84) and lowest on Employment (39). Typical homes here, about £250,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 90 sales), 10% above the wider Plymouth median of £227,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,292 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £38,433 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 49 · #3,501
Employment 39 · #4,200
Education 41 · #4,056
Health 41 · #4,029
Crime 84 · #1,067
Housing & access 62 · #2,569
Living environment 82 · #1,225

House prices ?

£250,000median (12m) · +4.8% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£250,00090+4.8%+31.6%
Detached£340,0009+15.3%+28.3%
Semi-detached£267,00040-0.4%+40.5%
Terraced£235,00039+4.4%+31.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£250,000
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)£38,433±£5,480 · #3,890 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,109
Price-to-income ?6.5×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 ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 329 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #1,831 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences181
Theft40
Burglary13
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order & weapons25
Drugs11
Robbery0
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 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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