Torquay Central
Torbay · South West · population 7,816 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,668 of 6,856 in England
- #708 of 710 in South West
- #17 of 17 in Torbay
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 16% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 16% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Professional | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Administrative | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 46% · Christian 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 17%
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
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. Typical household take-home income is around £26,456 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 348 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £157,000 | 87 | +4.7% | +12.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £440,000 | 7 | +28.0% | — |
| Terraced | £178,750 | 28 | -2.1% | +11.7% |
| Flat | £118,000 | 49 | -7.8% | +12.4% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #6,317 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,368 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1,282 |
| Theft | 525 |
| Burglary | 93 |
| Vehicle crime | 74 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 253 |
| Public order & weapons | 268 |
| Drugs | 144 |
| Robbery | 36 |
| Other | 41 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 700 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Torbay
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- ToxtethLiverpool3£155,000
- MixendenCalderdale3£147,500
- Waterloo RoadWolverhampton3£140,500
- Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood ParkHalton3£136,000
- Bentilee & UbberleyStoke-on-Trent3£135,000
- HathershawOldham3£205,995