Mutley
Plymouth 023 · 5 sub-areas · 9,338 residents
Plymouth 023 is a densely rented pocket of Plymouth with around 9,300 residents and an unusually young population — over half are aged 18 to 34. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £870 a month, notably below the UK median for a 2-bed, though rents are rising at around 5% a year. The private rented sector dominates here, with nearly two in three households renting privately.
Mutley is a mid-density neighbourhood of Plymouth in the South West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Mutley?
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 13 restaurants and 9 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £985 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Mutley in Plymouth
Living in Mutley
Plymouth 023 stands out within Plymouth for its student and young-professional character. More than half the residents are aged 18 to 34 — a proportion that's striking even by city-centre standards — and the area has the feel of a neighbourhood in motion, with high turnover and a strong share of people living alone. Nearly four in ten households are single-person, which shapes everything from the flat stock on offer to the rhythm of the high street.
Rents here are affordable by any national measure. A 2-bed runs around £870 a month — well below the UK median of roughly £1,200 — and a 1-bed typically comes in at about £690. That said, with a median resident salary of around £29,000 a year, the rent-to-income ratio is still tight: residents here are putting roughly half their take-home pay towards rent, so the affordability advantage is partly offset by lower local earnings.
Ownership is rare. Just a third of households own their home, against a city-wide norm that skews rather higher. Social housing is minimal at around 3%, which means the private rental market is doing almost all the work of housing this neighbourhood. For first-time buyers, a median sale price of around £205,000 and a deposit timeline of roughly three and a half years makes ownership achievable in theory — quicker than most UK cities — but the high rent-to-income squeeze makes saving difficult in practice.
The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 640 metres away — about an 8-minute walk — which makes Plymouth city centre and the wider rail network genuinely walkable from most addresses here. Around a quarter of residents work from home, and just over 11% travel by public transport. Broadband coverage is full gigabit across the area, with no properties below the minimum standard.
For a fuller breakdown of streets and sub-areas within Plymouth 023, see the sub-areas list below.
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Frequently asked
- Is Plymouth 023 a nice place to live?
- It depends on what you're looking for. If you're young, renting, and want affordable city-adjacent living with a short walk to the rail station, it works well. The trade-off is a higher-than-average crime rate and a school picture that's below the national norm. It's best suited to students, young professionals, and singles rather than families.
- What is the rent in Plymouth 023?
- A 1-bed typically runs around £690 a month, a 2-bed around £870, and a 3-bed around £1,040. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 5% over the past year, so expect upward pressure to continue.
- Is Plymouth 023 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 137 per 1,000 residents annually — above the UK average of roughly 80. The area is densely rented with high population turnover, which tends to push crime statistics upward. It's not among the most deprived neighbourhoods in England, sitting in roughly the fourth deprivation decile nationally.
- What's the commute from Plymouth 023 to Plymouth city centre?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about 640 metres away — roughly an 8-minute walk. That makes Plymouth city centre very accessible on foot or by a short journey. Around 40% of residents drive to work, and about a quarter work from home.
- Who lives in Plymouth 023?
- Predominantly young adults — over half the population is aged 18 to 34, pointing strongly to a student and early-career demographic. Nearly two in three households rent privately, four in ten live alone, and families with children are relatively rare at under 8% of households.
- What schools are near Plymouth 023?
- There are 108 schools within 2 km of typical residents, but around 67% are rated Good or Outstanding — below the national average of approximately 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is roughly 1,750 metres away. Families should research individual schools rather than relying on proximity.
- Is Plymouth 023 good for first-time buyers?
- The median sale price is around £205,000 and a typical deposit takes roughly three and a half years to save — both figures are more accessible than most UK cities. The challenge is that high rent-to-income ratios (around 51% of take-home pay) make saving while renting genuinely difficult.