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Barton with Watcombe

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North Torbay. About 11,983 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Barton with Watcombe, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,231
1,519th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.8%
3,090th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Barton with Watcombe compares

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

Barton with WatcombeMiddle
Population16 wards, Torbay · 2021
Population: every ward in Torbay16 areas from 3,272 to 12,969. The middle area is 8,205. Barton with Watcombe is 12,231.
12,2313rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Torbay · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Torbay16 areas from 74.0% to 97.3%. The middle area is 89.2%. Barton with Watcombe is 91.8%.
91.8%joint 6th highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Torbay · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Torbay16 areas from 1.9% to 6.0%. The middle area is 2.9%. Barton with Watcombe is 3.1%.
3.1%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Torbay · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Torbay16 areas from 49.6% to 65.9%. The middle area is 59.4%. Barton with Watcombe is 60.8%.
60.8%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Torbay

These figures are published for the whole of Torbay, not for each ward, so they describe all of Torbay and not Barton with Watcombe 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
Barton with Watcombe in brief

Barton with Watcombe had 12,231 usual residents at the census.

In Barton with Watcombe, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Barton with Watcombe, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.8% of residents in Barton with Watcombe were aged 15 to 64 at the census.