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Plympton Erle

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East Plymouth. About 8,627 people in 4.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Plympton Erle, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,751
3,032nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
2,300th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Plympton Erle compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Plympton ErleMiddle
Population20 wards, Plymouth · 2021
Population: every ward in Plymouth20 areas from 8,224 to 17,751. The middle area is 13,409. Plympton Erle is 8,751.
8,7512nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Plymouth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Plymouth20 areas from 75.4% to 99.2%. The middle area is 96.4%. Plympton Erle is 90.3%.
90.3%3rd lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Plymouth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Plymouth20 areas from 1.6% to 6.0%. The middle area is 3.1%. Plympton Erle is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Plymouth · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Plymouth20 areas from 57.1% to 87.5%. The middle area is 64.0%. Plympton Erle is 59.6%.
59.6%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Plymouth

These figures are published for the whole of Plymouth, not for each ward, so they describe all of Plymouth and not Plympton Erle alone. See Plymouth

Average house price
£223,161
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,186
69th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.1
86th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Plympton Erle in brief

Plympton Erle had 8,751 usual residents at the census.

In Plympton Erle, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Plympton Erle, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.6% of residents in Plympton Erle were aged 15 to 64 at the census.