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Postcode area · Torquay

Affluence in TQ

How TQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Population
312,741 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off TQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, TQ scores 5.2 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.2/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 193 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services4.5
  • Employment4.9
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Education and skills5.1
  • Living environment5.2
  • Children in low-income families5.3
  • Income5.5
  • Older people in low-income households5.8
  • Crime7.1
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£47,634
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
35%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

51.3% of adults in TQ are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.8% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

TQEngland
Employee, full-time26.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time13%11.9%
Self-employed11.9%9.5%
Unemployed2.2%2.9%
Full-time student4.6%7.9%
Retired30.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.9%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.6%4.1%
Other2.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

31.8% of adults in TQ work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

TQEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.6%19.9%
Intermediate11%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed15.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.8%5.3%
Semi-routine13.3%11.3%
Routine11.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.7%8.5%
Full-time students4.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

31% of adults in TQ hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17% have no qualifications.

TQEngland
Degree level or above31%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.7%5.3%
Other qualifications2.8%2.8%
No qualifications17%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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