Watcombe
Torbay · South West · population 7,181 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,825 of 6,856 in England
- #672 of 710 in South West
- #14 of 17 in Torbay
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Caring & leisure 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 14%
All occupation groups
| Caring & leisure | 17% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Elementary | 14% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 5%
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
Watcombe is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,825 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 17 in Torbay. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (69) but weak on Education (11). Typical homes here, about £250,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 89 sales), in line with the wider Torbay median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,124 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £250,000 | 89 | -6.7% | +32.3% |
| Detached | £385,000 | 22 | +2.7% | +38.0% |
| Semi-detached | £256,250 | 40 | -1.4% | +22.0% |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 23 | +9.9% | +21.7% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=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 ?
- #4,818 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 #4,102 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 357 |
| Theft | 39 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 67 |
| Public order & weapons | 42 |
| Drugs | 26 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other | 16 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 102 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.
- BrownhillsWalsall15£205,000
- Hereford South WestHerefordshire, County of15£204,250
- GreenlandsRedditch15£197,000
- Liversedge, Littletown & MillbridgeKirklees15£178,000
- WindhillBradford15£176,725
- Kilburn EastCamden15£585,000