Rousdown Road, Torquay, Devon

Rousdown Road is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Rousdown 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

Rousdown Road is located in the Cockington with Chelston ward of the Torbay district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.463656, -3.545598
Grid Ref SX903637
Suburb Chelston
Constituency Torbay
Postcodes TQ2 6PB, TQ2 6PD, TQ2 6QB

House Prices

The average house price in Rousdown Road is 100% higher than the rest of Torquay. The last sale we have on record is LITTLE AMBROOK Rousdown Road, that sold for £215,000. The average house price in Torquay is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Rousdown Road

Date No. Type Price
19/12/2022 LITTLE AMBROOK £215,000
03/12/2021 AMBROOK £130,500
26/11/2021 MAXTON LODGE £154,000
26/11/2020 MAXTON LODGE £95,000
31/07/2020 RED HOUSE HOTEL £690,000

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Crime in Rousdown Road, Devon

There were 1 street crime incidents in Rousdown Road in April 2024. These are the latest figures released by Devon-and-cornwall Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: April 2024
April 2024 Crime Incidents in Rousdown Road
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Rousdown 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 Rousdown Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cockington with Chelston ward

Social economic statistics for Rousdown 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 Rousdown Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Rousdown 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 Rousdown Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Rousdown 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 Rousdown Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Rousdown 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 Rousdown 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 Rousdown Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Rousdown Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Rousdown Road

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

Unemployment in Rousdown 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 Rousdown Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rousdown Road

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

Home ownership in Rousdown Road

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

Country of Birth of Rousdown Road residents

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

Rousdown Road Summary

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

Rousdown 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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