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Torbay

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
139,339
Households
62,989
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.2 per 1k
62,989
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£229,602
Median property price
£806
Median rent
3,768
Postcodes
62,989
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£229,602
Median property price
£806
Median rent
3,768
Postcodes

Sold prices in Torbay

England & Wales
Property sales · Torbay
HM Land Registry · Torbay
Average price
£267,211
YoY: -3.7%
Median price: £249,861
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 69 sales · avg £254,652
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£314k£280k£246k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Torbay

England & Wales
Crime trends · Torbay

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
345
YoY stable
392323253
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
109
YoY stable
16110243
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
28
YoY +100%
38249
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
23
YoY +77%
34205
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
81
YoY +35%
1007550
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
133
YoY +166%
1338333
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
45
YoY -20%
564023
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

870
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Torbay

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Torbay.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Torbay

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Torbay

Torquay is a 20-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.6 km

  • Torquay

    Rail

    1.6 km
  • Paignton (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)

    Tram · Underground

    1.9 km
  • Paignton

    Rail

    1.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Torbay

GPs make up most of the mapped places

16 GPs · 6 Libraries · 5 Museums · 30 in all

  • GPs16
  • Libraries6
  • Museums5
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Torbay

Median private rent

£806/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£611
1 bed
£806
2 bed
£983
3 bed
£1,279
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Torbay

Coordinates50.4467, -3.5461
Postcodes
3,768
Population (Census)
139,339
Households (Census)
62,989
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.2 per 1k

Demographics in Torbay

Ethnicity

Total residents: 139,307
White Brit.92.2%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 4.5%

Religion

Total residents: 139,346
Christian48.5%
No religion43.2%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 139,339
50–6422.1%
35–4916.3%
65–7413.8%
25–3410.6%
75–849.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%

Households

Total households: 62,989
Any member 66+17.6%
Other17.2%
All members 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
+ 7 other households · 32.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Torbay

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.11 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.11 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).