Plymouth
Plymouth is a city in Devon, England, with a population of around 262,700. It has 5 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, and 12 restaurants and cafés, 85 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Plymouth, 1.7 km away. There were around 397 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 2 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Plymouth is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 264,695 residents at roughly 3,315 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 178th of 294 English council areas — better than 39% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 11° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Fog
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:39
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
430 reported · July 2026▼ 8% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences216
- Anti-social behaviour65
- Criminal damage & arson45
- Other theft27
10 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Higher Compton & Mannamead · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR-DEWI SANT CARE HOME (CLOSED) BURGLARY SPREE-THORN PARK/MANNAMEAD
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
423 reported road collisions (2024)
70 killed or seriously injured · 523 casualties · 16 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 423 rated 4–5 ★ (353 top)
- 22 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Plymouth (1.7 km)
- 85 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Plymouth (1.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£1,001 average monthly rent▲ 5.2% YoY
- 1 bed £703
- 2 bed £883
- 3 bed £1,061
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (1.8 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
87 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Coleridge Road 1 (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms4
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches36
- Playgrounds18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
264,695 residents in Plymouth · 3,315/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 72 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,442 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (39% of 123,310)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
107 schools · 39,096 pupils
69 primary · 19 secondary · 19 other
Ofsted: 47 of 51 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
98inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- All Saints Church of England AcademyGood
- Coombe Dean SchoolGood
- Devonport High School for BoysGood
- Devonport High School for GirlsGood
- Lipson Co-operative AcademyGood
- Marine Academy PlymouthGood
- Millbay AcademyGood
- Plymstock SchoolGood
- Scott Medical and Healthcare CollegeGood
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports CollegeGood
- Stoke Damerel Community CollegeGood
- Tor Bridge HighGood
- UTC PlymouthGood
- Eggbuckland Community CollegeRequires improvement
- Plympton AcademyRequires improvement
- Hele's School
- Notre Dame RC School
- Plymouth High School for Girls
- St Boniface's RC College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Plymouth
Care & health services
253 CQC-registered services
- Care homes88
- GP practices34
- Dentists47
- Homecare agencies51
- Hospitals & hospices10
CQC ratings: 83% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Plymouth
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 64 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
164 applications decided
93.3% granted · 153 granted, 11 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Luke Pollard
Labour (Co-op)
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 30
- Con 3
- Grn 3
- Ref 15
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools17
- GPs & clinics12
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens96
- Restaurants & cafés49
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,110 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2,229 jobs advertised · £38,937 avg
e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - South West, Market Research Interviewer – Car Required – Full Time, Superflex Roadside Mechanic
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£681 median full-time weekly pay
3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,424 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 141,976 certificates
11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
76% low-carbon electricity
Solar 56% · Gas 19% · Wind 18% · Imports 5%
78 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 78 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 54 women · 55.2 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in PL3
- Stoke Surgery
- Hyde Park Pharmacy
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership602 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership368 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office361 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s319 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases267 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
BBC Radio Devon · 0.3 kmBBC Radio Devon is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Devon.
Compton, Plymouth · 0.3 kmCompton or Compton Gifford is a suburb of Plymouth, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England.

St Augustine's Church, Lipson · 0.6 kmSt Augustine's Church was a Church of England church in Lipson, Plymouth, Devon, England. Built to the designs of King & Lister of Plymouth, the church's crypt was built between 1899 and 1900, and initially served as…
Mannamead · 0.8 kmMannamead is a leafy suburb in the Compton ward of the city of Plymouth in the county of Devon, England. It was an affluent Victorian and early Edwardian suburb with wide avenues such as Seymour Road, grand villas and…
Mutley Plain · 0.9 kmMutley Plain is a street in Plymouth, Devon, England. Although Mutley Plain is the main street of the dense suburb called Mutley, the term is often applied to the whole area. The road is now a busy dual-carriageway, t…
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