Torbay: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£418,765

Semi-detached

£271,909

Terraced

£213,491

Flat or maisonette

£136,162

First-time buyers

£191,919

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  121,953 in 1991 → 140,126 in 2024 (+14.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £149,844 in 2005 → £222,118 in 2026 (+48.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £302 in 2008 → £557 in 2025 (+84.5%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  69.7% in 2004 → 74.1% in 2023 (+6.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.2% in 2001 → 3.3% in 2025 (+3.1%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,939 in 1997 → £23,771 in 2024 (+139.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Torbay; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 15th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,017 kWh (2024/25) · 17th lowest of 347
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.8 t per person (2024) · 27th lowest of 361
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing61.9 years (2022 to 2024) · 65th highest of 195

Where it ranks worst

• Productivity · Economy & work£27.7 per hour (2023) · 358th highest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£557 (April 2025) · 342nd highest of 359
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access48% (May 2024) · 294th highest of 318
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work31.6% (2024/25) · 310th lowest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.9 years · England 80.0 · 119th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.0 years · England 83.8 · 92nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.5 years · England 60.9 · 61st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.9 years · England 61.3 · 55th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)385.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 106th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.1% · England 10.4 · 70th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.5% · England 64.6 · 96th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.5% · England 68.3 · 72nd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.0 score · England 46.0 · 111th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.2% · England 5.8 · 86th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)21.0% · England 19.8 · 94th lowest of 153