Southway

Plymouth · South West · population 8,763 · 5 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Southway is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,215 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 33 in Plymouth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (97) but weak on Education (12). Typical homes here, about £195,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 115 sales), 14% below the wider Plymouth median of £227,500.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 24 · #5,222
Employment 17 · #5,674
Education 12 · #6,058
Health 21 · #5,427
Crime 45 · #3,789
Housing & access 41 · #4,070
Living environment 97 · #197

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · +6.6% yr · n=115
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,000115+6.6%+31.3%
Detached£420,00021-0.6%+28.2%
Semi-detached£228,75018-0.5%+34.6%
Terraced£190,00063+8.6%+30.1%
Flat£140,00013+6.9%+40.0%
This area£195,000
Plymouth£227,500
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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