Plymstock Goosewell & Staddiscombe

Plymouth · South West · population 7,441 · 5 LSOAs

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

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,040 of 6,856 in England
  • #94 of 710 in South West
  • #7 of 33 in Plymouth
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,438
Median age (est.)46
Density3,098per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above29%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 5%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 17% · Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Associate professional17%
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 44% · Other 0%

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

Plymstock Goosewell & Staddiscombe is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,040 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 33 in Plymouth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (97) and lowest on Health (58). Typical homes here sold for about £251,625 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 136 sales), 11% 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, #170 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,924 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 30 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 81 · #1,328
Employment 70 · #2,034
Education 65 · #2,411
Health 58 · #2,905
Crime 94 · #375
Housing & access 63 · #2,521
Living environment 97 · #217

House prices ?

£251,625median (12m) · +8.0% yr · n=136
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£251,625136+8.0%+17.0%
Detached£360,00025+9.1%+24.1%
Semi-detached£283,00060+4.8%+25.8%
Terraced£209,00036+14.8%+22.9%
Flat£125,00015-3.8%+8.7%
This area£251,625
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)£39,924±£5,613 · #3,448 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,724
Price-to-income ?6.3×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 ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 225 offences
Plymouth94
South West71
England83

Rank #426 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences137
Theft23
Burglary3
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons24
Drugs3
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 34 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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