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Torquay Central

Middle area

North east Torbay. 7,999 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Torquay Central’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£152,750
548th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,758
3,955th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Torquay Central compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Torquay CentralMiddle
Median sale price17 middle areas, Torbay · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from £152,750 to £344,998. The middle area is £250,000. Torquay Central is £152,750.
£152,750lowest
Population17 middle areas, Torbay · 2021
Population: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 5,758 to 12,958. The middle area is 7,358. Torquay Central is 7,758.
7,7588th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Torbay · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 75.7% to 97.7%. The middle area is 88.3%. Torquay Central is 80.7%.
80.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Torbay · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 1.9% to 7.4%. The middle area is 3.2%. Torquay Central is 7.4%.
7.4%highest

Figures for the whole of Torbay

These figures are published for the whole of Torbay, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Torbay and not Torquay Central alone. See Torbay

Average house price
£222,118
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,493
25th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.9
60th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Torquay Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Torquay Central was £152,750 in 2025.

Torquay Central had 7,758 usual residents at the census.

In Torquay Central, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Torquay Central, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.