Plymstock Elburton

Plymouth · South West · population 8,388 · 5 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #903 of 6,856 in England
  • #75 of 710 in South West
  • #5 of 33 in Plymouth
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,364
Median age (est.)51
Density1,786per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 26%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 6%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 6%Other: 23%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 6%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

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 53% · No religion 40% · Other 0%

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

Plymstock Elburton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #903 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 33 in Plymouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (95) and lowest on Housing & access (61). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 131 sales), 54% above the wider Plymouth median of £227,500. Typical household take-home income is around £42,844 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 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 85 · #1,033
Employment 70 · #2,048
Education 71 · #1,979
Health 65 · #2,370
Crime 94 · #416
Housing & access 61 · #2,658
Living environment 95 · #334

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · +7.7% yr · n=131
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000131+7.7%+18.6%
Detached£387,50074+1.0%+9.9%
Semi-detached£307,50041+8.8%+30.9%
Terraced£259,00012+3.6%+10.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£350,000
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)£42,844±£6,035 · #2,623 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,988
Price-to-income ?8.2×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

32 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 266 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #534 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences143
Theft27
Burglary11
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons23
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 53 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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