Clifton & Maidenway

Torbay · South West · population 7,386 · 5 LSOAs

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

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,665 of 6,856 in England
  • #466 of 710 in South West
  • #4 of 17 in Torbay
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,321
Median age (est.)47
Density5,136per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above24%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 3%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 15% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure15%
Professional13%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 46% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Clifton & Maidenway sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,665 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 17 in Torbay. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (69) and lowest on Health (31). Typical homes here, about £241,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 108 sales), in line with the wider Torbay median of £250,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,582 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £35,366 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 44 · #3,809
Employment 36 · #4,413
Education 41 · #4,029
Health 31 · #4,755
Crime 69 · #2,116
Housing & access 66 · #2,356
Living environment 47 · #3,611

House prices ?

£241,000median (12m) · -5.5% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£241,000108-5.5%+26.8%
Detached£336,25025-1.8%+29.3%
Semi-detached£249,95041-2.0%+30.5%
Terraced£208,50030+1.7%+30.7%
Flat£151,00012+20.8%+21.8%
This area£241,000
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)£35,366±£5,059 · #4,907 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,290
Price-to-income ?6.8×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 356 offences
Torbay92
South West71
England83

Rank #1,956 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences190
Theft44
Burglary8
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson37
Public order & weapons16
Drugs22
Robbery0
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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