Chelston Road, Torquay, Devon

Chelston Road is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Chelston Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Chelston Road is located in the Cockington with Chelston ward of the Torbay district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.459945, -3.545294
Grid Ref SX904633
Suburb Chelston
Constituency Torbay
Postcodes TQ2 6PJ, TQ2 6PU, TQ2 6PX

House Prices

The average house price in Chelston Road is 100% higher than the rest of Torquay. The last sale we have on record is CHELSTON HOUSE Chelston Road, that sold for £750,000. The average house price in Torquay is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Chelston Road

Date No. Type Price
21/10/2022 CHELSTON HOUSE Detached £750,000
03/06/2021 CHELSTON HOUSE £550,000
17/02/2021 TORBAY COURT £307,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Chelston Road, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Chelston Road during May 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Chelston Road and compared that to the average for the Cockington with Chelston ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Chelston Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cockington with Chelston ward

Social economic statistics for Chelston Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Chelston Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Chelston Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Chelston Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Chelston Road are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Chelston Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Chelston Road are in the top 20% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Chelston Road are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Chelston Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Chelston Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Chelston Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Chelston Road.

Unemployment in Chelston Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.95% of Chelston Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Chelston Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Chelston Road. The proportion of retirees on Chelston Road is 12.34% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.94% of Chelston Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Chelston Road

The proportion of home owners on Chelston Road is 12.57% lower than the national average of 62%. 39.08% of properties in Chelston Road are private rented and 11.49% are social rented.
49.43% of residents of Chelston Road own their home

Country of Birth of Chelston Road residents

The proportion if Chelston Road residents born in the UK is 5.31% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.04% of Chelston Road residents were born outside the UK.
87.96% of Chelston Road residents were born in the UK

Chelston Road Summary

Chelston Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Chelston Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Chelston Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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