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Plympton St. Mary at a glance

House prices
£280,000
Middle45th percentile
Schools
57th percentile
Middle
Transport
39th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
40.6 per 1,000 residents
Strong80th percentile
Flood risk
10.9% of the area in flood zones
Middle71st percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Plympton St. Mary a good place to live?

Plympton St. Mary may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in City of Plymouth below.

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Crime rate in Plympton St. Mary

Crime rate

Crime rate
40.6 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
80th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Plympton St. Mary

House prices

Median sale price
£280,000
Percentile
45th percentile nationally

House prices are around the national middle range.

Median of 155 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Plympton St. Mary

Schools

57th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Plympton St. Mary

Flood risk

10.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 7.8% of the area. That is the 71st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Plympton St. Mary

Transport

39th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Plympton St. Mary a good place to live?

Plympton St. Mary may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

Is Plympton St. Mary safe?

Plympton St. Mary ranks in the 80th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Plympton St. Mary?

The median sale price was £280,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 45th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Plympton St. Mary?

Schools rank in the 57th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Plympton St. Mary?

Nearby public profiles include Plymstock Dunstone in City of Plymouth and Plymstock Radford in City of Plymouth.