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Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

A three unitary model of Plymouth, Greater Exeter and the rest of Devon


Option 4 - A three unitary model of Plymouth, Greater Exeter and the rest of Devon - A map showing the 3 unitary areas
  • Plymouth with existing boundaries – shown in
  • Greater Exeter, including Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon – shown in
  • Rest of Devon, including Torbay, Teignbridge, North Devon, Torridge, South Hams and West Devon – shown in green.
IndicatorPlymouthGreater ExeterRest of DevonEngland
Population: Total 268,736 377,365 595,528 
Population aged 0-15 46,112 (17.2%) 58,488 (15.5%) 93,209 (15.7%) 18.5% 
Population aged 16-64 172,023 (64.0%) 229,148 (60.7%) 336,772 (56.6%) 62.9% 
Population aged 65+ 50,601 (18.8%) 89,729 (23.8%) 165,547 (27.8%) 18.7% 
Population Change 2018-2023: Total + 3,047 (+1.1%) +25,598 (7.3%) +19,361 (+3.4%) +3.2% 
Population Change 2018-2023: 0-15 -546 (-1.2%) +1,727 (+3.0%) -622 (-0.7%) +0.9% 
Population Change 2018-2023: 16-64 +612 (+0.4%) +17,558 (+8.3%) +7,206 (+2.2%) +2.7% 
Population Change 2018-2023: 65+ +2,981 (+6.3%) + 6,313 (+7.6%) +12,777 (+8.4%) +6.9% 
Area Size (sq. km) 80 1,774 4,853 
Population Density 3,366 213 123 434 
Council Tax Base (all) 123,273 174,430 292,320 
Gross Value Added £6.97 bn £11.80 bn £12.65 bn 
Gross Value Added per worker £57,315 £75,653 £50,256 £73,390 
VAT Reg Business 6,280 15,690 27,130 
VAT Reg Businesses per 100 people  2.3 4.2 4.6 4.1 
Income deprived (%) 14.8% 8.9% 12.0% 12.9% 
Annual Housing Completions vs Target 25.1% (324/1,290) 70.7% (1,809/2,560) 54.0% (2,544/4,712) 62.1% 
Average FT Salary to House Price Ratio 6.7 (£31.6k/£210.6k) 9.3 (£34.1k/£318.5k) 9.9 (£30.5k/£301.0k) 8.3 (£35.1k/£290.0k) 

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