Ellacombe

Torbay · South West · population 5,939 · 4 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,194 of 6,856 in England
  • #633 of 710 in South West
  • #12 of 17 in Torbay
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,028
Median age (est.)40
Density8,153per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above24%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 3%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 15%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 15%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure16%
Skilled trades14%
Elementary13%
Professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
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

No religion 49% · Christian 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Ellacombe is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,194 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 17 in Torbay. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (69) but weak on Living environment (12). Typical homes here, about £214,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 74 sales), 14% below the wider Torbay median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,062 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 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 25 · #5,139
Employment 21 · #5,400
Education 27 · #4,982
Health 19 · #5,537
Crime 42 · #3,988
Housing & access 69 · #2,103
Living environment 12 · #5,996

House prices ?

£214,250median (12m) · -2.6% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£214,25074-2.6%+31.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£295,0005-5.6%+22.9%
Terraced£210,00059-8.7%+23.5%
Flat£140,2506+8.9%+18.9%
This area£214,250
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)£33,062±£4,706 · #5,659 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,238
Price-to-income ?6.5×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 ?

51Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 429 offences
Torbay92
South West71
England83

Rank #3,673 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences276
Theft43
Burglary3
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson43
Public order & weapons28
Drugs18
Robbery2
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 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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