KIRTON PLACE, PL3 6LF House Prices & Local Information

PL3 6LF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Kirton Place, 0.3km from Compton, Lower in Plymouth. Administratively it sits within Efford and Lipson ward and the Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, PL3 6LF is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. An average age of 31 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 64% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 36 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £195k, up 42.9% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for PL3 6LF are sourced from Output Area E00076095 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.