Shiphay & the Willows

Torbay · South West · population 10,624 · 7 LSOAs

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

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,419 of 6,856 in England
  • #428 of 710 in South West
  • #3 of 17 in Torbay
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,630
Median age (est.)42
Density2,558per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above27%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 4%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 4%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Shiphay & the Willows sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,419 of 6,856 in England, and #3 of 17 in Torbay. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (94) but weak on Health (31). Typical homes here sold for about £252,500 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 148 sales), in line with the wider Torbay median of £250,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,523 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £38,392 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 86 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 44 · #3,871
Employment 41 · #4,070
Education 49 · #3,522
Health 31 · #4,714
Crime 60 · #2,740
Housing & access 42 · #4,001
Living environment 94 · #430

House prices ?

£252,500median (12m) · -4.7% yr · n=148
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£252,500148-4.7%+9.8%
Detached£373,25038-4.3%+23.8%
Semi-detached£280,00049-6.7%+24.4%
Terraced£220,00049-5.2%+18.4%
Flat£150,00012+11.9%+11.1%
This area£252,500
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)£38,392±£5,418 · #3,903 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,571
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

78Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 910 offences
Torbay92
South West71
England83

Rank #4,356 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences436
Theft248
Burglary16
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson66
Public order & weapons75
Drugs28
Robbery2
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 92 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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