Museum Road, Torquay, Devon

Museum Road is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Museum Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Museum Road is located in the Wellswood ward of the Torbay district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.462708, -3.518854
Grid Ref SX922636
Suburb Ellacombe
Constituency Torbay
Postcodes TQ1 1AP, TQ1 1DW

House Prices

The average house price in Museum Road is 100% higher than the rest of Torquay. The last sale we have on record is KINLACEY COURT Museum Road, that sold for £206,000. The average house price in Torquay is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Museum Road

Date No. Type Price
20/07/2022 KINLACEY COURT £206,000
20/07/2021 32 Terrace £265,000
07/04/2021 14 Terrace £265,000
05/03/2021 GAIRLOCH £88,000
26/02/2021 COMPASS COTTAGE Detached £410,000
05/01/2021 16 Terrace £300,000
27/11/2020 40 Terrace £255,000
15/10/2020 26 Terrace £251,500
21/09/2020 22 Terrace £236,500
06/03/2020 KINLACEY COURT £179,000

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

Crime in Museum Road, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Devon-and-cornwall Police in Museum 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 Museum Road and compared that to the average for the Wellswood ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Museum 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 Museum Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Museum 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 Museum Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Museum Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Museum Road

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

Unemployment in Museum 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.
1.58% of Museum Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Museum Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Museum Road. The proportion of retirees on Museum Road is 10.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.71% of Museum Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Museum Road

The proportion of home owners on Museum Road is 1.29% higher than the national average of 62%. 36.71% of properties in Museum Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
63.29% of residents of Museum Road own their home

Country of Birth of Museum Road residents

The proportion if Museum Road residents born in the UK is 0.68% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.67% of Museum Road residents were born outside the UK.
83.33% of Museum Road residents were born in the UK

Museum Road Summary

Museum Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Museum Road maybe difficult.

Museum 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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