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Torpoint: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Torpoint neighbourhood of Cornwall, England (ONS area Cornwall 029). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes PL11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PL11 2ES.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Torpoint is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Cornwall (3 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £218,000 and flats for £125,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Cornwall (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Dockyard (Plymouth), is about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£218,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£125,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.06; 3 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£46,600
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.1 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Torpoint sits in Cornwall
- Typical house price: 4th lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
- Typical flat price: joint 9th lowest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 25th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Torpoint
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cornwall, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Air quality
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Dockyard (Plymouth) Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (2.0 km in a straight line). About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Plymouth (about 7 min) and Gunnislake (about 42 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Carbeile Junior School 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 (Apr 2026).
- Nearest state secondary school Torpoint Community College 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jul 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Torpoint
What is the typical house price in Torpoint?
£218,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
How does Torpoint compare with the rest of Cornwall?
Typical house price: 4th lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall. Typical flat price: joint 9th lowest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 25th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall.
Is Torpoint an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Torpoint gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.06; 3 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Torpoint?
Dockyard (Plymouth). Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (2.0 km in a straight line). About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Plymouth (about 7 min) and Gunnislake (about 42 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Torpoint?
Nearest state primary school. Carbeile Junior School. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 (Apr 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Torpoint Community College. 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jul 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.