United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Torbay
Unitary authority · South West, England · population ~136k · 43 state-funded schools
Affordable housing meets high crime and deprivation. Torbay offers a median house price of £250,000, one of the lowest in the South West, and rent takes a manageable 31% of gross median earnings. However, this comes with significant downsides. Recorded crime is higher than 78% of England authorities at 93.4 per 1,000, and its deprivation score of 28.1 is the highest in the South West. Weekly pay is also below the regional average at £669.10, and house prices are 7.2 times annual pay. This location suits those prioritising housing costs over safety and career prospects, as the figures suggest a difficult labour market.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Torbay ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,793/yr
Very low
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
House price
£250,000
Affordable
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Rent
£899/mo
Affordable
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,470/yr
Expensive
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Crime
93.4/1k
High
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
28.1
Most deprived
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Schools
90.7%
Weak
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
43 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
39 of 43 (90.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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43 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 43 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.