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City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour neighbourhood of Plymouth, England (ONS area Plymouth 027). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes PL1, PL4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PL1 1DD.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Plymouth
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Plymouth (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £201,000 and flats for £133,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Plymouth (4.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Plymouth, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 24 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£201,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£133,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£39,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
4.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour sits in Plymouth
- Typical house price: 11th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Plymouth
- Typical flat price: 11th highest of the 23 neighbourhoods in Plymouth with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 2nd lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Plymouth
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 24 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 24 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Plymouth, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
Falling behind the borough
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Plymouth Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (810 m in a straight line). About 5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (107 to 117 min) and Exeter St Davids (about 60 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Plymouth High School for Girls 900 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
What is the typical house price in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour?
£201,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
How does City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour compare with the rest of Plymouth?
Typical house price: 11th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Plymouth. Typical flat price: 11th highest of the 23 neighbourhoods in Plymouth with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 2nd lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Plymouth.
Is City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour?
Plymouth. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (810 m in a straight line). About 5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (107 to 117 min) and Exeter St Davids (about 60 min).
Which state schools are nearest to City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour?
Nearest state primary school. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School. 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Plymouth High School for Girls. 900 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.