South West · Unitary authority

Plymouth

2026/27 view

Plymouth · ONS E06000026

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

12/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Significant pressure

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 62 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover0
Debt burden10
Liquidity31
Debt direction19
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £709.16m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£16.76m 2.4%
Service expenditure £462.12m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£62.02m 15.5%
Unallocated reserves £-60.14m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£4.49m 7.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £462.12m
37.8%
2020/21: £335.30m 2021/22: £354.30m 2022/23: £364.47m 2023/24: £400.10m 2024/25: £462.12m
Net revenue expenditure £256.78m
18.2%
2020/21: £217.17m 2021/22: £208.98m 2022/23: £217.64m 2023/24: £228.28m 2024/25: £256.78m
Council Tax requirement £138.77m
18.1%
2020/21: £117.48m 2021/22: £120.89m 2022/23: £123.29m 2023/24: £131.30m 2024/25: £138.77m
Unallocated reserves £-60.14m
847.6%
2020/21: £8.04m 2021/22: £8.74m 2022/23: £8.74m 2023/24: £-64.63m 2024/25: £-60.14m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
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ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads35.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 127 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways3.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 38 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads4.0%requiring maintenance investigation+1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 40 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways3.0% red
Good 75.0%Amber 22.0%Red 3.0%
B & C roads4.0% red
Good 72.0%Amber 24.0%Red 4.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 2.0%2022/23: 2.0%2023/24: 2.0%2024/25: 3.0%2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 4.0%2022/23: 4.0%2023/24: 3.0%2024/25: 4.0%2017/18: 13.0%2018/19: 13.0%2022/23: 35.0%2023/24: 35.0%2024/25: 35.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads0.4%38 km network
B, C & unclassified1.3%804 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing0.4%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Plymouth, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
33.0%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.1 percentage points vs 2023/24
67 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste563.3 kgper household+11.7 kg year on year
Waste collected379.9 kgper resident+4.9 kg year on year
Household waste103,705tonnes collected34,222 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

34,222 t recycled, composted or reused 69,483 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

33.0%
2015/16: 33.0%2016/17: 32.0%2017/18: 33.7%2018/19: 35.3%2019/20: 34.1%2020/21: 30.6%2021/22: 34.5%2022/23: 32.2%2023/24: 32.9%2024/25: 33.0%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Plymouth.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
107 Open schools
38,023 Pupils
44,314 School places
85.8% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Plymouth.

Attainment 8
44.8
South West 46.2
England 46.1
1.3 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
44.7%
South West 46.2%
England 45.4%
0.7 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
26.3%
South West 33.0%
England 40.5%
14.2 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.09

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

42.0 18/19
47.3 19/20
49.1 20/21
46.1 21/22
43.3 22/23
45.3 23/24
44.8 24/25
Education context

Plymouth's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both South West and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Plymouth, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£225,000
+ 23.3% over five years
Median resident earnings
£35,186
+ 24.9% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Plymouth.

£1,001 / month
+ 5.2% in the last year
July 2026
Plymouth
£1,001
+ 5.2%
South West
£1,236
+ 4.5%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with South West £235 less per month
Compared with England £450 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Plymouth
6.39×
South West
8.26×
England
7.64×
Compared with South West More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received196this quarter+9 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided164this quarter−1 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
93.3%approved
Overall approval rate153 granted11 refused−0.6 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

99.4%
Rank 20 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

2.4 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major7100.0%100.0% Minor4290.5%100.0% Other11593.9%99.1%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1942024 Q3: 1792024 Q4: 1692025 Q1: 2212025 Q2: 1552025 Q3: 1542025 Q4: 1872026 Q1: 1962024 Q2: 1682024 Q3: 1772024 Q4: 1872025 Q1: 1612025 Q2: 1892025 Q3: 1622025 Q4: 1652026 Q1: 164
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

87%
Required4,191homes over three years
Delivered3,638homes over three years
100% requirement
Action planHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Plymouth, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 25,339 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 93.1 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 3.2% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Plymouth Your council
93.1 − 3.2%
South West Region
73.5 + 1.3%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Plymouth has a recorded crime rate 26.7% above South West. It is 11.6% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Devon and Cornwall
Violence 11,713
43.1 per 1,000 + 3.1%
Theft 5,909
21.7 per 1,000 − 1.2%
Public order 1,822
6.7 per 1,000 − 4.9%
Criminal damage 2,434
8.9 per 1,000 − 15.3%
Shoplifting 2,197
8.1 per 1,000 + 1.3%
Vehicle offences 816
3.0 per 1,000 − 17.0%
Burglary 640
2.4 per 1,000 + 4.2%
Drug offences 868
3.2 per 1,000 − 35.3%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Plymouth.

107 schools
Open schools 107
Pupils 38,023
School places 44,314
Capacity used 85.8%
Primary 69 schools
19,332 pupils
Secondary 19 schools
16,642 pupils
Other / specialist 16 schools
1,907 pupils
Nursery 2 schools
142 pupils
16+ provision 1 school
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 16
15.0% of open schools
Previous full framework 54
50.5% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 26
24.3% of open schools
No Ofsted record 11
10.3% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

16 schools assessed
Achievement 16 assessed
Expected standard 8
Needs attention 5
Strong standard 2
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 16 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 6
Strong standard 3
Urgent improvement 1
Curriculum & teaching 16 assessed
Expected standard 8
Needs attention 5
Strong standard 2
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 16 assessed
Expected standard 6
Strong standard 6
Needs attention 3
Urgent improvement 1
Leadership & governance 16 assessed
Expected standard 9
Needs attention 3
Strong standard 2
Urgent improvement 2
Personal development 16 assessed
Expected standard 11
Strong standard 3
Needs attention 2
Safeguarding 16 assessed
Met 14
Not met 2
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 7
Good 29
Requires improvement 2
Not judged 16
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Austin Farm Academy URN 141232 · PL6 5XQ Primary 108 210 Good
Beechwood Primary Academy URN 143311 · PL6 6DX Primary 249 420 Not judged
Boringdon Primary School URN 142688 · PL7 4HJ Primary 386 418 Good
Chaddlewood Primary School URN 143474 · PL7 2EU Primary 383 420 Good
College Road Primary School URN 113276 · PL2 1NS Primary 204 210 Ungraded inspection
Compton CofE Primary School URN 113416 · PL3 5JB Primary 429 436 Ungraded inspection
Drake Primary Academy URN 144385 · PL2 2EN Primary 136 210 Renewed framework
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School URN 143312 · PL6 5PS Primary 404 422 Not judged
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 272,067 2024
South West region 5,889,695
Plymouth represents 4.62% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+7,026 residents ↑ 2.7%
2019: 265,041 residents2020: 264,830 residents2021: 264,768 residents2022: 267,507 residents2023: 270,605 residents2024: 272,067 residents
Plymouth +2.7%
South West +4.4%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Plymouth's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.7 percentage points below the South West and 1.6 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Plymouth?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Plymouth compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 78.0 years
2.0 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 81.9 years
1.9 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
55.2
5.7 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
54.0
7.3 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
164.4 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
84.1 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
124.5 per 100,000
England 114.6
Similar
Liver disease 2025
27.5 per 100,000
England 19.4
Worse
Respiratory disease 2025
43.1 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
6.8 per 100,000
England 10.9
Better
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Plymouth 16.7% England 10.4%
Worse
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Plymouth 70.3% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Plymouth 71.5% England 64.6%
Similar
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Plymouth 434.8 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Better
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
27.1%
Plymouth 27.1% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
37.2%
Plymouth 37.2% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Similar
Physically active children 2024/25
44.2%
Plymouth 44.2% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Worse
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
91.3%
Plymouth 91.3% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Better
Bowel cancer screening 2025
75.9%
Plymouth 75.9% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Better
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
60.1 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Worse
Air pollution mortality 2024
4.2%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Plymouth?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 37,415 13.8% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +8.6% +2,966 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +149 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Plymouth LOCAL AUTHORITY
13.8%
South West REGION
10.0%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
37,415 34,046 30,677
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

5.5 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 4.6 µg/m³
Other sources 0.9 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

47.3%
11.0 4.5
2011: 10.47 µg/m³ 2012: 9.35 µg/m³ 2013: 9.87 µg/m³ 2014: 9.31 µg/m³ 2015: 11.01 µg/m³ 2016: 9.13 µg/m³ 2017: 8.21 µg/m³ 2018: 7.62 µg/m³ 2019: 7.66 µg/m³ 2020: 6.85 µg/m³ 2021: 6.84 µg/m³ 2022: 4.54 µg/m³ 2023: 5.76 µg/m³ 2024: 5.52 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 47.3%
5 years ↓ 28.0%
10 years ↓ 40.7%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 2.4 – 11.4 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 2.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 3.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 3.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 3.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 2.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 2.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 5.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 6.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 7.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 6.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 3.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 4.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 5.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 5.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 6.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 6.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 6.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 8.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 11.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 10.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 8.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 8.5 µg/m³
Plymouth Centre Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN); PAH Digitel (solid phase) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

4.2% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£462.12m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£256.78m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£138.77m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£-60.14m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,699
Median for councils of the same type £1,777 4.4% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £198.46m · Income £56.62m
£141.84m
Adult social care Gross £162.18m · Income £40.83m
£121.35m
Children's social care Gross £97.18m · Income £4.48m
£92.70m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £49.93m · Income £24.65m
£25.27m
Public health Gross £24.23m · Income £2.27m
£21.96m
Culture and related services Gross £26.98m · Income £9.62m
£17.35m
Central services Gross £78.64m · Income £62.79m
£15.84m
Housing Gross £18.51m · Income £5.35m
£13.16m
Highways and transport Gross £31.55m · Income £18.69m
£12.86m
Planning and development Gross £28.91m · Income £29.14m
£-227.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£138.77m
Retained business rates£84.47m
Revenue Support Grant£12.33m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £-60.14m
Closing £-60.14m
£0.00 increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£800.41m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£91.25m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£709.16m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£2,607 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £2,607
Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 136.2% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£16.76m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£16.76m +2.4%
Change across the series +£236.88m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased during the quarter, with higher outstanding borrowing contributing to the movement.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£552.20m
Other longer-term borrowing£62.03m
Short-term borrowing£186.18m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£23.83m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
95.77% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£835,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£171.88m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£23.83m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 74.7%
+ £10.19m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£13.64m 2021/22 £14.94m 2022/23 £16.98m 2023/24 £19.74m 2024/25 £23.83m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£23.83m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £7.73m

32.5% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £16.09m

67.5% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 95.77%

England average: 95.60%  ·  0.17 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Plymouthmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Plymouthmhclg planning ps21993 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Plymouthmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Plymouth UAdft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Plymouth City Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Plymouth UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Plymouth UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Plymouthmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Plymouthmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Plymouthmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Plymouthmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Plymouth UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Plymouth UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Plymouthmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Plymouth UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Plymouth UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.