The Conifers, Torquay, Devon

The Conifers is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. The Conifers is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Conifers is located in the Barton with Watcombe ward of the Torbay district in Devon.
Coordinates 50.496768, -3.525303
Grid Ref SX919674
Suburb Watcombe
Constituency Torbay
Postcodes TQ2 8NG, TQ2 8NH

House Prices

The average house price in The Conifers is 100% higher than the rest of Torquay. The last sale we have on record is 2 The Conifers, that sold for £460,000. The average house price in Torquay is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Conifers

Date No. Type Price
25/11/2021 2 Detached £460,000
13/10/2020 4 Detached £420,000

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

Crime in The Conifers, Devon

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

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

Social economic statistics for The Conifers

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 The Conifers is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Conifers 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 The Conifers experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Conifers are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Conifers involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Conifers 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 The Conifers 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 The Conifers, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Conifers are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Conifers

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

Unemployment in The Conifers

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.
2.85% of The Conifers residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Conifers

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Conifers. The proportion of retirees on The Conifers is 38.72% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
57.32% of The Conifers residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Conifers

The proportion of home owners on The Conifers is 30.59% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.41% of properties in The Conifers are private rented and 0% are social rented.
92.59% of residents of The Conifers own their home

Country of Birth of The Conifers residents

The proportion if The Conifers residents born in the UK is 11.9% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.45% of The Conifers residents were born outside the UK.
94.55% of The Conifers residents were born in the UK

The Conifers Summary

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

The Conifers 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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