Goodrington & Roselands

Torbay · South West · population 7,142 · 5 LSOAs

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

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,899 of 6,856 in England
  • #496 of 710 in South West
  • #6 of 17 in Torbay
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,149
Median age (est.)53
Density2,342per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above24%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 29%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 8%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

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 52% · No religion 41% · Other 0%

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

Goodrington & Roselands is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,899 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 17 in Torbay. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (77) and lowest on Health (26). Typical homes here sold for about £276,250 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 106 sales), 10% above the wider Torbay median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,030 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 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 44 · #3,837
Employment 32 · #4,625
Education 40 · #4,145
Health 26 · #5,036
Crime 65 · #2,418
Housing & access 44 · #3,844
Living environment 77 · #1,575

House prices ?

£276,250median (12m) · -1.3% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£276,250106-1.3%+22.8%
Detached£361,00038-2.4%+26.7%
Semi-detached£260,00031-7.1%+15.6%
Terraced£254,00021-0.4%+30.9%
Flat£131,50016+1.2%-2.6%
This area£276,250
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)£32,030±£4,550 · #5,945 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,414
Price-to-income ?8.6×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 ?

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

Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 434 offences
Torbay92
South West71
England83

Rank #2,918 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences216
Theft83
Burglary9
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons35
Drugs13
Robbery4
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 81 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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