62,989
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
874 · 6.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£238,648
Median property price
3,767
Postcodes
Overview of Torbay
Coordinates50.4467, -3.5461
Postcodes
3,767
Population (Census)
139,339
Households (Census)
62,989
Recorded crime · May '26
874 · 6.3 per 1k
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 3.92 (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 3.92 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Torbay
Property sales · Torbay
HM Land Registry · Torbay
Average price
£270,879
YoY: -2.9%
Median price: £249,861
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 85 sales · avg £280,817
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£313k£280k£246k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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
Crime trends · Torbay
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
392323253
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
356
YoY +9%
ASB
16110243
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
113
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
47289
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
38
YoY +52%
Burglary
34205
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
23
YoY +360%
Criminal damage
1007550
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
65
YoY -13%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
1167533
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
116
YoY +73%
Public Order
564023
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
52
YoY stable
Demographics in Torbay
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.2%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian48.5%
No religion43.2%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
35–4916.3%
65–7413.8%
25–3410.6%
75–849.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
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%
Wards in Torbay
Churston with Galmpton
IMD 6.74224 postcodes
Cockington with Chelston
IMD 5.88216 postcodes
Preston
IMD 5.68266 postcodes
Shiphay
IMD 5.60181 postcodes
Goodrington with Roselands
IMD 5.49176 postcodes
Clifton with Maidenway
IMD 4.35153 postcodes
Furzeham with Summercombe
IMD 4.27307 postcodes
Wellswood
IMD 4.21227 postcodes
Barton with Watcombe
IMD 4.18282 postcodes
St Peter's with St Mary's
IMD 4.12241 postcodes
St Marychurch
IMD 3.42309 postcodes
King's Ash
IMD 3.22147 postcodes
Collaton St Mary
IMD 3.00108 postcodes
Ellacombe
IMD 2.20157 postcodes
Tormohun
IMD 1.59482 postcodes
Roundham with Hyde
IMD 1.53291 postcodes
Schools in Torbay
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Galmpton Church of England Primary School
Torbay · TQ5 0LT
Outstanding
3.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Torbay · TQ2 7DY
Outstanding
2.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School
Torbay · TQ1 3RN
Good
2.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Brixham Church of England Primary School
Torbay · TQ5 9HF
Good
4.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Torbay · TQ5 0LN
Good
3.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School
Torbay · TQ3 3YA
Good
2.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Combe Pafford School
Torbay · TQ2 8NL
Good
3.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–19
Curledge Street Academy
Torbay · TQ4 5BA
Good
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School
Torbay · TQ5 9NH
Good
4.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Ellacombe Church of England Academy
Torbay · TQ1 1TG
Good
1.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.