Plymouth
8 datasets are currently published for Plymouth. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Plymouth compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 115th of 361 (22.4 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 228th of 318 (shared with 1 other local authority district) (£225,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 20th of 132 (20.8%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Plymouth: 6,065, July 2026 (+5.0% year on year, from 5,775). 6,065 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (3,270, 54%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (1,560). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 19% higher (1,560). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Plymouth: 6,070, July 2026 (+5.1% year on year, from 5,775). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — City of Plymouth: 105.8, June 2026 (+4.3% year on year, from 101.4). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Plymouth: £225,000, Q2 2026 (+6.1% year on year, from £212,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Plymouth: 20.8%, 2024/25 (-2.8 percentage points year on year, from 23.6%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Plymouth: 11, Q1 2026 (+0.0% year on year, from 11). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Plymouth: 271,361, 2025 (-0.2% year on year, from 271,904). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Plymouth: 420, 2025 (-0.7% year on year, from 423). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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