Torridge
Local authority in South West · 38 neighbourhoods
Areas
9 areasAgainst South West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South West's middle.
- Appledore & Northam North · EX394 neighbourhoods£3,620 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Westward Ho! & Northam South · EX394 neighbourhoods£3,430 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hartland Coast · EX394 neighbourhoods£3,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Winkleigh & High Bickington · EX194 neighbourhoods£3,040 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Holsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe · EX225 neighbourhoods£2,950 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Great Torrington · EX384 neighbourhoods£2,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · EX214 neighbourhoods£2,860 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bideford South & East · EX396 neighbourhoods£2,800 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bideford North · EX393 neighbourhoods£2,350 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,020 per m² · South West £3,590 per m²
- By type
- Flat £145k · Terraced £200k · Semi £241k · Detached £343k
- Neighbourhoods
- 38
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
- 48.8 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
33 state schools- Primary
- 29
- Secondary
- 4
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
- £42,300 a year · typical South West neighbourhood £52,200
- Social renting
- 6% of homes · typical South West neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 8% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 0% 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 Torridge safe?
Police recorded about 48.8 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower 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 Torridge?
Homes sold for a typical £3,020 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 £210,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Torridge?
There are 29 state primary and 4 state secondary schools inside Torridge's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Torridge a deprived area?
8% of Torridge's 38 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 0% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.