Plymouth: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£417,813

Semi-detached

£274,652

Terraced

£229,047

Flat or maisonette

£133,502

First-time buyers

£199,461

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  251,244 in 1991 → 272,067 in 2024 (+8.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £128,337 in 2005 → £223,161 in 2026 (+73.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £370 in 2008 → £573 in 2025 (+55.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.4% in 2004 → 72.9% in 2023 (+0.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.5% in 2001 → 3.4% in 2025 (+36.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,193 in 1997 → £21,424 in 2024 (+133.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Plymouth; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Home gas use · Environment6,715 kWh (2024/25) · 2nd lowest of 347
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 14th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.9 t per person (2024) · 41st lowest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access93.8% (January 2026) · 93rd highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• New homes · Housing2.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 285th highest of 296
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing15.5% (2020 to 2024) · 349th lowest of 373
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing54.0 years (2022 to 2024) · 181st highest of 195
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£573 (April 2025) · 320th highest of 359

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.0 years · England 80.0 · 115th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.9 years · England 83.8 · 126th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)55.2 years · England 60.9 · 134th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)54.0 years · England 61.3 · 144th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)400.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 123rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)16.7% · England 10.4 · 143rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)70.3% · England 64.6 · 124th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.4% · England 68.3 · 97th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.8 score · England 46.0 · 94th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.6% · England 5.8 · 117th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)20.7% · England 19.8 · 92nd lowest of 153