Brixham Town

Torbay · South West · population 9,455 · 7 LSOAs

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

36Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,372 of 6,856 in England
  • #554 of 710 in South West
  • #8 of 17 in Torbay
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,474
Median age (est.)57
Density2,869per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 8%25–44 16%45–64 30%65+ 36%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 6%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 8%Other: 22%
One person 36%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 8%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Brixham Town is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,372 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 17 in Torbay. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (70) and lowest on Education (23). Typical homes here sold for about £297,500 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 144 sales), 19% above the wider Torbay median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,913 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 46 · #3,679
Employment 34 · #4,522
Education 23 · #5,290
Health 30 · #4,776
Crime 70 · #2,082
Housing & access 31 · #4,714
Living environment 31 · #4,742

House prices ?

£297,500median (12m) · -7.0% yr · n=144
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£297,500144-7.0%+15.9%
Detached£395,00054-9.2%+19.7%
Semi-detached£295,00029-5.0%+12.6%
Terraced£256,00038-6.0%+18.2%
Flat£195,00023+21.9%+9.4%
This area£297,500
Torbay£250,000
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)£32,913±£4,652 · #5,707 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,158
Price-to-income ?9.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

51Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 663 offences
Torbay92
South West71
England83

Rank #3,536 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences355
Theft84
Burglary30
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson84
Public order & weapons64
Drugs17
Robbery2
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 95 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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