Torbay

8°CClear

• Today: 12° / 8° · 13% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:48

9h 42m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

• 5.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

214 reported · August 2026▼ 19% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences76
• Anti-social behaviour28
• Criminal damage & arson23
• Other theft22

23 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

172 reported road collisions (2025)

31 killed or seriously injured · 204 casualties · 12.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

492 food businesses within 2 miles

• 385 rated 4–5 ★ (305 top)
• 20 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Paignton (1.0 km)
• 37 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£221,469 average▼ 3.1% YoY

Across Torbay · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£920 average monthly rent▲ 4% YoY

• 1 bed £619
• 2 bed £817
• 3 bed £997

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,956 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (10.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (3.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

17 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Inn on the Green (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools8
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

139,324 residents in Torbay · 2,216/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,696
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,199
• Net moves+497

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 50 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,470 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 68,850)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

48 schools · 19,618 pupils

31 primary · 8 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

43 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Torbay

155 CQC-registered services

• Care homes74
• GP practices14
• Dentists27
• Homecare agencies29
• Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Torbay

• Not in the Green Belt
• 124 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

111 applications decided

83.8% granted · 93 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Conservative (minority)

• Con 17
• LD 15
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens32
• Restaurants & cafés84

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£669 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,771 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

37% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 75,292 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 77.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.9 women · 61.5 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torbay:

• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK225 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND198 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately191 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth171 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks167 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Redcliffe Hotel · 0.2 km

  The Redcliffe Hotel formerly known as Hotel Redcliffe and Redcliff Tower is a hotel situated beside the sea between Paignton Beach and Preston Sands in Paignton, Devon, England. It is a Grade II Listed Building and wa…

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  English Riviera Geopark · 0.4 km

  The English Riviera Geopark (ERG) in Torbay is one of eight UNESCO Global Geoparks in the United Kingdom, and one of over one hundred and seventy worldwide. It is one of only two urban Geoparks in the UK, and joined t…

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  Paignton Pier · 0.5 km

  Paignton Pier is a pleasure pier in the large English seaside resort of Paignton, Devon. It was financed by Arthur Hyde Dendy, a local Paignton barrister and designed by George Soudon Bridgman.

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  St Paul's Church, Preston, Paignton · 0.7 km

  St Paul's Church is a Church of England Evangelical parish church in Preston, Paignton, Devon, England. It was designed by Nugent Cachemaille-Day and built in 1938–39.

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  Festival Theatre, Paignton · 0.8 km

  The Festival Theatre was a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England.

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  Christ Church, Paignton · 0.8 km

  Christ Church is a Church of England, Evangelical parish church in Paignton, Devon, England. Designed by Walter G. Couldrey and Edward Gabriel, the church was built in 1887–88 and has been a Grade II listed building s…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)