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Cockington with Chelston

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North Torbay. About 8,365 people in 6.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Cockington with Chelston, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,362
3,213th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.9%
1,915th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Cockington with Chelston compares

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

Cockington with ChelstonMiddle
Population16 wards, Torbay · 2021
Population: every ward in Torbay16 areas from 3,272 to 12,969. The middle area is 8,205. Cockington with Chelston is 8,362.
8,3627th 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%. Cockington with Chelston is 95.3%.
95.3%4th 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%. Cockington with Chelston is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 5th lowest
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%. Cockington with Chelston is 58.9%.
58.9%8th lowest

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 Cockington with Chelston 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
Cockington with Chelston in brief

Cockington with Chelston had 8,362 usual residents at the census.

In Cockington with Chelston, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cockington with Chelston, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.9% of residents in Cockington with Chelston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.