Paignton

20°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 22° / 17° · 66% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:34

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

391 reported · July 2026▲ 9% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences147
• Anti-social behaviour69
• Shoplifting45
• Criminal damage & arson38

15 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Roundham-with-Hyde · Devon And Cornwall

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

146 reported road collisions (2024)

33 killed or seriously injured · 183 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

329 food businesses within 2 miles

• 250 rated 4–5 ★ (202 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Paignton (0.2 km)
• 102 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£360,571 average▼ 6.8% YoY

Across South Hams · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,009 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY

• 1 bed £735
• 2 bed £918
• 3 bed £1,135

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

11.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.4 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Morrisons (1.4 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Inn on the Green (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools12
• Sports pitches25
• Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

88,624 residents in South Hams · 100/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 56%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 219 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,615 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (20% of 47,850)

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

56 schools · 11,740 pupils

40 primary · 3 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 18 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

46inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Hams

832 CQC-registered services

• Care homes310
• GP practices118
• Dentists158
• Homecare agencies155
• Hospitals & hospices39

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon

• In a conservation area (Old Paignton)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 127 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

236 applications decided

94.1% granted · 222 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Steve Darling

Liberal Democrat

Torbay

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 1
• Con 7
• LD 19
• Grn 3
• Oth 1

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

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens59
• Restaurants & cafés92

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,965 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

277 jobs advertised · £29,749 avg

e.g. Self Employed Personal Trainer - Paignton - Paignton, Quality Engineer (Manufacturing), Senior Care Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£751 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,368 disposable income per head (2024)

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

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 50,991 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

28% low-carbon electricity

Gas 72% · Solar 17% · Wind 11%

285 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.1
• Feeling worthwhile7.1
• Happiness yesterday6.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torbay:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office442 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership420 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership321 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s313 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test255 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Old Town Hall, Paignton · 0.1 km

  The Old Town Hall is a former municipal building in New Street in Paignton, a town in Devon, in England. It served as the offices of Paignton Urban District Council until 1946, but was later converted for residential…

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  Bishop's Palace, Paignton · 0.1 km

  The Bishop's Palace in Paignton was the manorial centre and occasional residence of the bishops of Exeter in the town from the 11th century until the early 16th century. The remains of the palace stand beside the pari…

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  62–70 Victoria Street · 0.2 km

  62–70 Victoria Street was a historic building in Paignton, a seaside town in Devon, England. It was described as "one of the town's most imposing and prominent Victorian premises".

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  Paignton railway station · 0.2 km

  Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England. It is 222 miles 12 chains (358 km) from London Paddington, via Box. It opened in 1859 and is now the terminus of Riviera Line…

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  Palace Theatre, Paignton · 0.2 km

  The Palace Theatre is a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England. It was built in 1890 and is the oldest working theatre in Torbay. It has been owned by Torbay Council or its predecessor organisations since 1920. The theat…

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  Paignton Picture House · 0.3 km

  The Paignton Picture House is a currently disused cinema in Paignton, England, situated on Torbay Road.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)