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Plymouth

Plymouth is a unitary council in the South West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Healthy life expectancy for women in Plymouth has fallen 5.6 years since 2011 to 2013, to 54, the lowest in the South West and lower than 96% of UK councils. Homes cost less than anywhere else in the region: £223k on average, 6.3 times local pay. Each GP has 2,280 patients, against 1,542 in South Hams next door. Its roads have the region's lowest rate of people killed or seriously injured, 26.4 per 100,000 residents a year.

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Healthy life expectancy at birth, women 54 yrs Lower than 96% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for. The lowest of the 26 councils in the South West.
Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year 26.4 Lower than 92% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. The lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.
Residents at the same address a year earlier 87.2% Lower than 84% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. 6th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,442

Higher than 50% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£223k

Lower than 68% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 26 councils in the South West.

Up 4.4% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£886

Lower than 57% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 4.8% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings6.3

Lower than 64% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 26 councils in the South West.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 7th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van24.9%

Higher than 75% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

4th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station23.4%

Lower than 54% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket91.4%

Higher than 81% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy88.7%

Higher than 69% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

7th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available77%

Lower than 53% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths64%

Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 5th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 1 point since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score44.8

Lower than 61% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

7th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,280

Higher than 61% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents93.4

Higher than 77% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

5th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Up 14.3% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households4.0

Lower than 69% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year26.4

Lower than 92% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier87.2%

Lower than 84% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

6th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents5.9

Lower than 57% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 8.6% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Lower than 54% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.2

Lower than 52% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women54 yrs

Lower than 96% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 26 councils in the South West.

Down 5.6 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home35.1 ha

Higher than 64% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th highest of the 26 councils in the South West.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean7.4 µg/m³

Lower than 53% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.

Down 41.3% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Plymouth shares a boundary with South Hams. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms: Plymouth£886
South Hams£921
Average house price, all homes: Plymouth£223k
South Hams£361k
Council tax, band D: Plymouth£2,442
South Hams£2,615
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: South Hams46.1
Plymouth93.4
Patients per fully qualified GP: South Hams1,542
Plymouth2,280
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: Plymouth64%
South Hams67%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: South Hams3.3 µg/m³
Plymouth7.4 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: South Hams14.4%
Plymouth23.4%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 4.4% since June 2025
Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 4.8% since August 2025
Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Up 14.3% since 2022-23
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 5.6 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 8.6% since 2021
Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 1 point since 2018/19
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 41.3% since 2019

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