Plympton St Mary

Plymouth · South West · population 7,668 · 5 LSOAs

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

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #848 of 6,856 in England
  • #70 of 710 in South West
  • #4 of 33 in Plymouth
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,730
Median age (est.)51
Density1,826per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above27%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 27%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 5%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 40% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Plympton St Mary is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #848 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 33 in Plymouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (96) and lowest on Health (55). Typical homes here sold for about £260,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 119 sales), 14% above the wider Plymouth median of £227,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #169 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,010 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 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 84 · #1,067
Employment 70 · #2,075
Education 77 · #1,554
Health 55 · #3,097
Crime 96 · #300
Housing & access 76 · #1,664
Living environment 87 · #862

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · -3.7% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,000119-3.7%+11.8%
Detached£474,75012+35.2%+18.7%
Semi-detached£280,00059+3.7%+24.4%
Terraced£227,00021+16.4%+17.9%
Flat£145,00027+2.7%+3.6%
This area£260,000
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)£39,010±£5,496 · #3,717 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,891
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 300 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #1,176 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences153
Theft60
Burglary12
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons20
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 45 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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