Is Military Road in Plymouth a nice place to live?

Military Road is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Rented Terraces. Military Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Military Road is located in the Eggbuckland ward of the Plymouth district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.398293, -4.104112
Grid Ref SX505574
Suburb Austin Farm
Constituency Plymouth, Moor View
Postcodes PL3 6EH, PL3 6EN, PL3 6EQ, PL6 5UW

House Prices

The average house price in Military Road is 28.53% higher than the rest of Plymouth. The last sale we have on record is COLONY FARM Military Road, that sold for £175,000. The average house price in Plymouth is £187,600 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Military Road

Date No. Type Price
10/02/2022 COLONY FARM Detached £175,000
01/06/2021 LAIRA BATTERY £350,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Military Road, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Military Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Military Road and compared that to the average for the Eggbuckland ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Military Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Eggbuckland ward

Social economic statistics for Military Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Military Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Military Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Military Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Military Road are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Military Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Military Road are in the top 30% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Military Road are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Military Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Military Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Military Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Military Road.

Unemployment in Military Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.01% of Military Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Military Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Military Road. The proportion of retirees on Military Road is 4.63% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.23% of Military Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Military Road

The proportion of home owners on Military Road is 5.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.31% of properties in Military Road are private rented and 25.23% are social rented.
67.57% of residents of Military Road own their home

Country of Birth of Military Road residents

The proportion if Military Road residents born in the UK is 10.63% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.72% of Military Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.28% of Military Road residents were born in the UK

Military Road Summary

Military Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Military Road maybe difficult.

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