Affluence in PL6 5SZ
How PL6 5SZ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Higher Compton & Eggbuckland
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,301 (2024)
PL6 5SZPlymouth
How well off PL6 5SZ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the PL6 5SZ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Employment7.0
- Income8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Crime9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.3% of adults in the PL6 5SZ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28.5% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
28.4% of adults in the PL6 5SZ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
25.5% of adults in the PL6 5SZ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL6 5SZ (Higher Compton & Eggbuckland) (about 1,301 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.