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Affluence in PL4 8ET

How PL4 8ET ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
3,170 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PL4 8ET is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the PL4 8ET area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is older people in low-income households (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Older people in low-income households1.0
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Living environment3.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Employment9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£39,832
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
11%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

13.1% of adults in the PL4 8ET area are in work, less than half the England average of 55.7%. 3.1% are retired and 77.5% are full-time students.

PL4 8ETEngland
Employee, full-time8.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time3.1%11.9%
Self-employed1.6%9.5%
Unemployed1.9%2.9%
Full-time student77.5%7.9%
Retired3.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family0.9%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.5%4.1%
Other1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

5.6% of adults in the PL4 8ET area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

PL4 8ETEngland
Higher managerial & professional1.1%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional4.5%19.9%
Intermediate2.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed2.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical1.5%5.3%
Semi-routine3.9%11.3%
Routine4.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.2%8.5%
Full-time students77.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

16.7% of adults in the PL4 8ET area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 5.1% have no qualifications.

PL4 8ETEngland
Degree level or above16.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent65.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above6.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C3.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship1.1%5.3%
Other qualifications1.8%2.8%
No qualifications5.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL4 8ET (City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour) (about 3,170 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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