Wembury Drive, Torquay, Devon

Wembury Drive is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Wembury Drive is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Wembury Drive is located in the Barton with Watcombe ward of the Torbay district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.488228, -3.529144
Grid Ref SX916664
Suburb Combe Pafford
Constituency Torbay
Postcodes TQ2 8DT, TQ2 8EH

House Prices

The average house price in Wembury Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Torquay. The last sale we have on record is 8 Wembury Drive, that sold for £280,500. The average house price in Torquay is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wembury Drive

Date No. Type Price
20/05/2022 8 Semi £280,500
01/09/2021 4 Semi £277,500

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

Crime in Wembury Drive, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Wembury Drive during September 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 Wembury Drive and compared that to the average for the Barton with Watcombe ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wembury Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Barton with Watcombe ward

Social economic statistics for Wembury Drive

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 Wembury Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wembury Drive 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 Wembury Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wembury Drive are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wembury Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wembury Drive are in the top 10% 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 Wembury Drive are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived 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 Wembury Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wembury Drive are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wembury Drive

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

Unemployment in Wembury Drive

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.
2.22% of Wembury Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wembury Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wembury Drive. The proportion of retirees on Wembury Drive is 0.82% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.78% of Wembury Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wembury Drive

The proportion of home owners on Wembury Drive is 2.63% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.05% of properties in Wembury Drive are private rented and 13.61% are social rented.
64.63% of residents of Wembury Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Wembury Drive residents

The proportion if Wembury Drive residents born in the UK is 12.82% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.53% of Wembury Drive residents were born outside the UK.
95.47% of Wembury Drive residents were born in the UK

Wembury Drive Summary

With house prices in Wembury Drive less than the average for Devon and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Wembury Drive is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Wembury Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wembury Drive maybe difficult.

Wembury Drive 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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