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City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour

Middle area

South west Plymouth. 13,495 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£161,750
700th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,316
467th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour at a rate of 417.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences2,037
Anti-social behaviour1,039
Other crime1,002
Shoplifting748
Criminal damage and arson323
Drug offences230
Burglary76
Robbery73
Theft from the person61
Vehicle crime47

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour compares

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

City Centre, Barbican & Sutton HarbourMiddle
Median sale price33 middle areas, Plymouth · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from £160,000 to £350,000. The middle area is £216,000. City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour is £161,750.
£161,7502nd cheapest
Population33 middle areas, Plymouth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from 5,350 to 11,334. The middle area is 7,813. City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour is 11,316.
11,3162nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Plymouth · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from 69.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour is 96.0%.
96%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Plymouth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from 73.4% to 99.9%. The middle area is 96.5%. City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour is 73.4%.
73.4%lowest

Is City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour at a rate of 417.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 544 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,037), anti-social behaviour (1,039) and other crime (1,002).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Plymouth

These figures are published for the whole of Plymouth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Plymouth and not City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour alone. See Plymouth

Average house price
£223,229
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,186
69th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 114th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.1
Joint 86th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour in brief

The median price paid for a home in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour was £161,750 in 2025.

City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour had 11,316 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour, 73.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.