Lea Road, Torquay, Devon

Lea Road is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Lea Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Lea Road is located in the Barton with Watcombe ward of the Torbay district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.496898, -3.530892
Grid Ref SX915674
Suburb Watcombe
Constituency Torbay
Postcodes TQ2 8NT

House Prices

The average house price in Lea Road is 100% higher than the rest of Torquay. The last sale we have on record is 2 Lea Road, that sold for £245,000. The average house price in Torquay is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lea Road

Date No. Type Price
24/01/2020 2 Detached £245,000

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

Crime in Lea Road, Devon

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Lea Road during July 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 Lea Road and compared that to the average for the Barton with Watcombe ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lea Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Barton with Watcombe ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lea Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lea Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Lea 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 Lea Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lea Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lea Road

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

Unemployment in Lea 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.
0.93% of Lea Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lea Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lea Road. The proportion of retirees on Lea Road is 41.21% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
59.81% of Lea Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lea Road

The proportion of home owners on Lea Road is 31.52% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.48% of properties in Lea Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
93.52% of residents of Lea Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lea Road residents

The proportion if Lea Road residents born in the UK is 13.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.33% of Lea Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.67% of Lea Road residents were born in the UK

Lea Road Summary

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

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