City Profile • Local Authority
Plymouth
Plymouth is a local authority district comprising 8 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £236k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 102 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
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Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
266,862
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
8 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Plymouth authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English89.5%
White: Other White4.0%
Other Asian0.8%
African0.8%
Any other ethnic group0.7%
Chinese0.5%
Age Profile
20-24 years8.0%
30-34 years7.0%
25-29 years6.8%
50-54 years6.7%
35-39 years6.6%
55-59 years6.5%
Top Occupations
Professional16.6%
Associate professional13.0%
Skilled trades12.8%
Caring and leisure11.4%
Elementary occupations11.1%
Administrative and secretarial9.4%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright29.5%
Owned: Mortgage28.1%
Private rented: Landlord19.8%
Social rented: Other12.0%
Social rented: Council6.4%
Private rented: Other2.8%
Area DNA
health9/10
safety3/10
transit10/10
investment7/10