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Wellswood

Middle area

North east Torbay. 8,071 people in 4.1 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 Wellswood’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£232,500
2,271st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,122
3,334th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wellswood compares

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

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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. Wellswood is £232,500.
£232,5006th lowest
Population17 middle areas, Torbay · 2021
Population: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 5,758 to 12,958. The middle area is 7,358. Wellswood is 8,122.
8,1227th 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%. Wellswood is 75.7%.
75.7%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%. Wellswood is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 8th 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 Wellswood 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
Wellswood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wellswood was £232,500 in 2025.

Wellswood had 8,122 usual residents at the census.

In Wellswood, 75.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wellswood, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.