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Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

A three unitary model of Plymouth, North East Devon and South West Devon


Option 5 - A three unitary model of Plymouth, North East Devon and South West Devon - A map showing the 3 unitary areas
  • Plymouth with existing boundaries – shown in
  • North East Devon, includes Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon and Torridge – shown in green.
  • South West Devon, includes Torbay, South Hams, Teignbridge and West Devon – shown in
IndicatorPlymouthNorth/East DevonSouth/West DevonEngland
Population: Total 268,736 546,738 426,155 
Population aged 0-15 46,112 (17.2%) 85,572 (15.7%) 66,125 (15.5%) 18.5% 
Population aged 16-64 172,023 (64.0%) 324,922 (59.4%) 240,998 (56.6%) 62.9% 
Population aged 65+ 50,601 (18.8%) 136,244 (24.9%) 119,032 (27.9%) 18.7% 
Population Change 2018-2023: Total + 3,047 (+1.1%) +31132 (+6.0%) +13827 (+3.4%) +3.2% 
Population Change 2018-2023: 0-15 -546 (-1.2%) +1453 (+1.7%) -348 (-0.5%) +0.9% 
Population Change 2018-2023: 16-64 +612 (+0.4%) +19608 (+6.4%) +5156 (+2.2%) +2.7% 
Population Change 2018-2023: 65+ +2,981 (+6.3%) +10071 (+8.0%) +9019 (+8.2%) +6.9% 
Area Size (sq. km) 80 3,844 2,783 
Population Density 3,366 142 153 434 
Council Tax Base (all) 123,273 257,864 208,893 
Gross Value Added £6.97 bn £15.74 bn £8.72 bn 
Gross Value Added per worker £57,315 £68,085 £49,349 £73,390 
VAT Reg Business 6,280 24,450 18,370 
VAT Reg Businesses per 100 people  2.3 4.5 4.3 4.1 
Income deprived (%) 14.8% 9.7% 12.2% 12.9% 
Annual Housing Completions vs Target 25.1% (324/1,290) 67.8% (2,637/3,889) 50.7% (1,716/3,383) 62.1% 
Average FT Salary to House Price Ratio 6.7 (£31.6k/£210.6k) 9.4 (£33.0k/£311.5k) 10.0 (£30.4k/£303.1k) 8.3 (£35.1k/£290.0k) 
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