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Stoke & Pennycomequick: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Stoke & Pennycomequick neighbourhood of Plymouth, England (ONS area Plymouth 024). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PL3 4AW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Plymouth

Stoke & Pennycomequick is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Plymouth (few signs of gentrification: 0 of 18 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £247,000 and flats for £131,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Plymouth (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Devonport, is about a 10-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

£247,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£131,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle 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 -0.07; 0 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£48,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 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 Stoke & Pennycomequick sits in Plymouth

Typical house price: 14th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Plymouth
Typical flat price: 11th lowest of the 23 neighbourhoods in Plymouth with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 16th highest 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 Stoke & Pennycomequick

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Plymouth, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Plymouth, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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

0 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Plymouth, 2 the other way and 16 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.

Falling behind the borough

Single-person households under 65
Catching up with neighbouring areas

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Devonport Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (790 m in a straight line). About 2.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Plymouth (about 5 min) and Gunnislake (about 44 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 Stuart Road Primary Academy 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Feb 2026).
Nearest state secondary school Stoke Damerel Community College 150 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 (Mar 2026).

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 Stoke & Pennycomequick

What is the typical house price in Stoke & Pennycomequick?

£247,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Stoke & Pennycomequick compare with the rest of Plymouth?

Typical house price: 14th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Plymouth. Typical flat price: 11th lowest of the 23 neighbourhoods in Plymouth with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 16th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Plymouth.

Is Stoke & Pennycomequick an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Stoke & Pennycomequick gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 0 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Stoke & Pennycomequick?

Devonport. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (790 m in a straight line). About 2.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Plymouth (about 5 min) and Gunnislake (about 44 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Stoke & Pennycomequick?

Nearest state primary school. Stuart Road Primary Academy. 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Feb 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Stoke Damerel Community College. 150 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 (Mar 2026).

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.