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Great Torrington

Middle area

North east Torridge. 5,925 people in 15 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 Great Torrington’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£227,500
2,153rd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,801
2,514th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
16.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Great Torrington compares

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Great TorringtonMiddle
Median sale price9 middle areas, Torridge · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Torridge9 areas from £193,500 to £335,000. The middle area is £300,000. Great Torrington is £227,500.
£227,5002nd lowest
Population9 middle areas, Torridge · 2021
Population: every middle area in Torridge9 areas from 5,738 to 13,021. The middle area is 6,447. Great Torrington is 5,801.
5,8012nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage9 middle areas, Torridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Torridge9 areas from 16.9% to 87.6%. The middle area is 45.0%. Great Torrington is 16.9%.
16.9%lowest
Claimant rate9 middle areas, Torridge · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Torridge9 areas from 1.8% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.5%. Great Torrington is 2.8%.
2.8%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Torridge

These figures are published for the whole of Torridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Torridge and not Great Torrington alone. See Torridge

Average house price
£263,378
Up 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,425
42nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.9
92nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Great Torrington in brief

The median price paid for a home in Great Torrington was £227,500 in 2025.

Great Torrington had 5,801 usual residents at the census.

In Great Torrington, 16.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Great Torrington, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.