Torridge: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£385,224

Semi-detached

£272,722

Terraced

£203,879

Flat or maisonette

£134,098

First-time buyers

£210,990

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

  52,792 in 1991 → 69,841 in 2024 (+32.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £178,426 in 2005 → £263,378 in 2026 (+47.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £306 in 2008 → £573 in 2025 (+87.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.1% in 2004 → 79.4% in 2023 (+7.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.7% in 2001 → 2.8% in 2025 (+3.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,788 in 1997 → £23,212 in 2024 (+137.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Torridge; 29 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

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 7th lowest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment7,422 kWh (2024/25) · 8th lowest of 347
• New homes · Housing16.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 14th highest of 296
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.8% (2024) · 25th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Productivity · Economy & work£27.8 per hour (2023) · 357th highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access26 min (2019) · 323rd lowest of 326
• Business births · Economy & work7.5% (2024) · 353rd highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access60.0% (January 2026) · 351st highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Devon, which includes Torridge.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.6 years · England 80.0 · 22nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.1 years · England 83.8 · 23rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.7 years · England 60.9 · 30th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.0 years · England 61.3 · 29th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)258.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 17th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.8% · England 10.4 · 101st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)61.3% · England 64.6 · 45th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Devon, which includes Torridge.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.7% · England 68.3 · 57th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.2 score · England 46.0 · 67th 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)16.8% · England 19.8 · 63rd lowest of 153