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Higher Compton & Eggbuckland

Middle area

North Plymouth. 7,106 people in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Higher Compton & Eggbuckland’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£247,000
2,616th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,129
4,430th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Higher Compton & Eggbuckland compares

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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. Higher Compton & Eggbuckland is £247,000.
£247,00011th highest
Population33 middle areas, Plymouth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from 5,350 to 11,334. The middle area is 7,813. Higher Compton & Eggbuckland is 7,129.
7,1299th lowest
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%. Higher Compton & Eggbuckland is 99.8%.
99.8%2nd highest
Claimant rate33 middle areas, Plymouth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Plymouth33 areas from 1.3% to 6.4%. The middle area is 3.3%. Higher Compton & Eggbuckland is 2.3%.
2.3%12th lowest

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 Higher Compton & Eggbuckland 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
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland in brief

The median price paid for a home in Higher Compton & Eggbuckland was £247,000 in 2025.

Higher Compton & Eggbuckland had 7,129 usual residents at the census.

In Higher Compton & Eggbuckland, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Higher Compton & Eggbuckland, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.