Torbay
Local authority in South West · 91 neighbourhoods
Areas
17 areasAgainst South West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South West's middle.
- Churston & Galmpton · TQ45 neighbourhoods£3,600 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Brixham Town · TQ57 neighbourhoods£3,450 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Shiphay & the Willows · TQ27 neighbourhoods£3,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Higher Brixham · TQ55 neighbourhoods£3,260 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Preston & Shorton · TQ36 neighbourhoods£3,250 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Blatchcombe & Blagdon · TQ38 neighbourhoods£3,100 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Goodrington & Roselands · TQ45 neighbourhoods£2,980 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Clifton & Maidenway · TQ35 neighbourhoods£2,940 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Watcombe · TQ25 neighbourhoods£2,940 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · TQ27 neighbourhoods£2,860 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,940 per m² · South West £3,590 per m²
- By type
- Flat £143k · Terraced £221k · Semi £270k · Detached £391k
- Neighbourhoods
- 91
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 94.2 per 1,000 a year · South West 70.3
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
39 state schools- Primary
- 31
- Secondary
- 8
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South West's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £41,700 a year · typical South West neighbourhood £52,200
- Social renting
- 5% of homes · typical South West neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 24% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 5% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Torbay safe?
Police recorded about 94.2 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than South West as a whole (70.3). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Torbay?
Homes sold for a typical £2,940 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than South West as a whole (£3,590 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £205,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Torbay?
There are 31 state primary and 8 state secondary schools inside Torbay's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Torbay a deprived area?
24% of Torbay's 91 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 5% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.