Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough

Teignbridge · South West · population 5,853 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,049 of 6,856 in England
  • #520 of 710 in South West
  • #17 of 19 in Teignbridge
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,827
Median age (est.)46
Density1,477per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 16%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,049 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 19 in Teignbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (81) and lowest on Living environment (31). Typical homes here sold for about £262,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 84 sales), 12% below the wider Teignbridge median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,165 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 86 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 43 · #3,919
Employment 36 · #4,399
Education 33 · #4,611
Health 34 · #4,522
Crime 38 · #4,234
Housing & access 81 · #1,273
Living environment 31 · #4,728

House prices ?

£262,500median (12m) · +10.6% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£262,50084+10.6%+3.1%
Detached£355,00011-4.3%-18.9%
Semi-detached£350,00021+42.9%+32.2%
Terraced£246,00030+23.9%+37.8%
Flat£185,75022-2.2%+9.9%
This area£262,500
Teignbridge£300,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,165±£5,231 · #4,314 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,969
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

65Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 503 offences
Teignbridge53
South West71
England83

Rank #4,371 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences247
Theft101
Burglary12
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons40
Drugs21
Robbery3
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 86 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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