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Chelston, Cockington & Livermead: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Chelston, Cockington & Livermead neighbourhood of Torbay, England (ONS area Torbay 019). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes TQ2, TQ3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TQ2 6LN.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Torbay (2 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £275,000 and flats for £186,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Torbay (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Torquay, is about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£275,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£186,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle 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 +0.13; 2 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 7 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£52,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 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
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Chelston, Cockington & Livermead sits in Torbay
- Typical house price: 7th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Torbay
- Typical flat price: the highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Torbay with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: the highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Torbay
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Chelston, Cockington & Livermead
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Torbay, 1 the other way and 17 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
- Schools improving
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Torquay Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (800 m in a straight line). About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Paignton (about 6 min); Great Western Railway to Exmouth (77 to 86 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 Cockington Primary School 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Apr 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Torquay Boys' Grammar School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 (Feb 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Chelston, Cockington & Livermead
What is the typical house price in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?
£275,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
How does Chelston, Cockington & Livermead compare with the rest of Torbay?
Typical house price: 7th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Torbay. Typical flat price: the highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Torbay with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Torbay.
Is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?
Torquay. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (800 m in a straight line). About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Paignton (about 6 min); Great Western Railway to Exmouth (77 to 86 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?
Nearest state primary school. Cockington Primary School. 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Apr 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Torquay Boys' Grammar School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 (Feb 2026).
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.