Torquay Central

Torbay · South West · population 7,816 · 4 LSOAs

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

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In summary

Torquay Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,668 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #17 of 17 in Torbay. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (31) and lowest on Crime (1). Typical homes here sold for about £157,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 87 sales), 37% below the wider Torbay median of £250,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 8 · #6,298
Employment 3 · #6,675
Education 6 · #6,428
Health 4 · #6,613
Crime 1 · #6,791
Housing & access 31 · #4,728
Living environment 7 · #6,394

House prices ?

£157,000median (12m) · +4.7% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£157,00087+4.7%+12.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£440,0007+28.0%
Terraced£178,75028-2.1%+11.7%
Flat£118,00049-7.8%+12.4%
This area£157,000
Torbay£250,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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