Preston & Shorton

Torbay · South West · population 9,086 · 6 LSOAs

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

63Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Preston & Shorton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,534 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 17 in Torbay. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (90) and lowest on Health (36). Typical homes here sold for about £281,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 126 sales), 12% above the wider Torbay median of £250,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 67 · #2,288
Employment 51 · #3,350
Education 58 · #2,870
Health 36 · #4,378
Crime 90 · #711
Housing & access 50 · #3,412
Living environment 61 · #2,699

House prices ?

£281,000median (12m) · +2.2% yr · n=126
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£281,000126+2.2%+12.4%
Detached£365,00057-0.9%+17.0%
Semi-detached£277,00024-1.1%+13.5%
Terraced£245,000140.0%+27.9%
Flat£155,38031-0.7%+15.1%
This area£281,000
Torbay£250,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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