Plymouth

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:47

9h 36m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

• 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

1206 reported · August 2026▲ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences427
• Anti-social behaviour204
• Criminal damage & arson107
• Shoplifting103

109 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Plymouth City Centre · Devon And Cornwall

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

420 reported road collisions (2025)

62 killed or seriously injured · 503 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 400 rated 4–5 ★ (343 top)
• 30 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Plymouth (0.7 km)
• 98 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£1,004 average monthly rent▲ 4.7% YoY

• 1 bed £705
• 2 bed £886
• 3 bed £1,065

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

3,582 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (2.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (2.2 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

86 charging locations within ~8 km

• 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Plymouth Coach Station (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Gyms8
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches43
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

264,695 residents in Plymouth · 3,315/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,921
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK15,080
• Net moves−1,159

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 101 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

107 schools · 38,023 pupils

69 primary · 19 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 46 of 50 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

96 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Plymouth

254 CQC-registered services

• Care homes88
• GP practices35
• Dentists48
• Homecare agencies52
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 84% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Plymouth

• Not in the Green Belt
• 376 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

181 applications decided

96.1% granted · 174 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Luke Pollard

Labour (Co-op)

Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 30
• Con 3
• Grn 3
• Ref 12
• Oth 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools20
• GPs & clinics15
• Pharmacies12
• Supermarkets16
• Parks & greens203
• Restaurants & cafés282

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,215 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,591 jobs advertised · £43,697 avg

e.g. Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Roadside Technician - Plymouth, Superflex Roadside Patrol

Source: Adzuna

£681 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% 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

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

4% low-carbon electricity

Gas 96% · Wind 4%

377 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

15 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in PL1

• Stonehouse Medical Centre
• North Road West Med.Ctr.
• West Hoe Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks289 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases268 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death195 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND163 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth151 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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