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Plymouth

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East Vale of Glamorgan. About 5,624 people in 3.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Plymouth, 79.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,648
3,286th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
54.0%
314th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Plymouth compares

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

PlymouthMiddle
Population24 wards, Vale of Glamorgan · 2021
Population: every ward in Vale of Glamorgan24 areas from 1,927 to 9,940. The middle area is 5,368. Plymouth is 5,648.
5,64810th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Vale of Glamorgan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Vale of Glamorgan24 areas from 59.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.0%. Plymouth is 79.1%.
79.1%5th lowest
Claimant rate23 wards, Vale of Glamorgan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Vale of Glamorgan23 areas from 1.2% to 6.6%. The middle area is 2.4%. Plymouth is 1.9%.
1.9%6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Vale of Glamorgan · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Vale of Glamorgan24 areas from 51.0% to 67.0%. The middle area is 60.8%. Plymouth is 54.0%.
54.0%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan

These figures are published for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan, not for each ward, so they describe all of Vale of Glamorgan and not Plymouth alone. See Vale of Glamorgan

Average house price
£303,112
Up 6.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,656
169th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
83.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Plymouth in brief

Plymouth had 5,648 usual residents at the census.

In Plymouth, 79.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Plymouth, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

54.0% of residents in Plymouth were aged 15 to 64 at the census.