United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Plymouth
Unitary authority · South West, England · population ~263k · 97 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but with a significant trade-off in earnings and safety. Plymouth offers the lowest median house price in the South West at £225,000, a multiple of just 6.4 times median annual pay. However, weekly earnings are below the regional average at £680.70, and recorded crime is higher than 77% of England authorities. Deprivation is also a concern, with a score higher than 79% of authorities in England. This location suits those prioritising property affordability over career prospects and who are comfortable with higher crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Plymouth ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,396/yr
Very low
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
House price
£225,000
Affordable
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Rent
£985/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,442/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
91.9/1k
High
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Deprivation
26.6
High
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Schools
91.8%
Weak
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
97 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
89 of 97 (91.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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97 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 97 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.