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Affluence in PL6 8QP

How PL6 8QP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Deer Park & Leigham
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,348 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PL6 8QP is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the PL6 8QP area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 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
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Income4.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
  • Living environment8.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£45,187
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
27%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

48.7% of adults in the PL6 8QP area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 34.7% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.

PL6 8QPEngland
Employee, full-time30.2%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.9%
Self-employed5%9.5%
Unemployed1.7%2.9%
Full-time student3.9%7.9%
Retired34.7%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%4.1%
Other2.5%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

20.2% of adults in the PL6 8QP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

PL6 8QPEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional13.6%19.9%
Intermediate15.7%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed6.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.8%5.3%
Semi-routine15%11.3%
Routine20.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.1%8.5%
Full-time students3.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

16% of adults in the PL6 8QP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 28.1% have no qualifications.

PL6 8QPEngland
Degree level or above16%33.9%
A level or equivalent19.6%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship9.8%5.3%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%
No qualifications28.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL6 8QP (Deer Park & Leigham) (about 1,348 residents).

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

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