Plympton Underwood

Plymouth · South West · population 7,859 · 5 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #684 of 6,856 in England
  • #49 of 710 in South West
  • #2 of 33 in Plymouth
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,814
Median age (est.)45
Density2,125per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above29%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 4%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
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 49% · No religion 44% · Other 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

Plympton Underwood is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #684 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 33 in Plymouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (87) and lowest on Health (66). Typical homes here sold for about £260,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 124 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, #142 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £42,372 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 87 · #917
Employment 79 · #1,424
Education 74 · #1,794
Health 66 · #2,315
Crime 84 · #1,067
Housing & access 78 · #1,492
Living environment 76 · #1,623

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=124
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,000124+1.9%+18.2%
Detached£375,00021-6.2%+25.0%
Semi-detached£260,00065-1.7%+19.3%
Terraced£228,50036+14.2%+18.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
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)£42,372±£5,939 · #2,740 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,026
Price-to-income ?6.1×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
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 298 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #1,066 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences148
Theft58
Burglary4
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons23
Drugs3
Robbery2
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 51 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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