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Wellswood: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Wellswood neighbourhood of Torbay, England (ONS area Torbay 010). Headline figures assembled 24 October 2026. Postcodes TQ1. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TQ1 2PT.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Torbay

Wellswood is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Torbay (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £533,750 and flats for £179,100 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Torbay (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Torquay, is 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 24 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£533,750

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£179,100

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£39,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 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 Wellswood sits in Torbay

Typical house price: the highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Torbay
Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Torbay with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 3rd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Torbay

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 24 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 Wellswood

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Torbay, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Torbay, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 24 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Torbay, 3 the other way and 15 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

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Home improvement applications
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Torquay Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Warberry CofE Academy 550 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023).
Nearest state secondary school The Spires College 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 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 Wellswood

What is the typical house price in Wellswood?

£533,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.

How does Wellswood compare with the rest of Torbay?

Typical house price: the highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Torbay. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Torbay with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Torbay.

Is Wellswood an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Wellswood gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Wellswood?

Torquay. Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Wellswood?

Nearest state primary school. Warberry CofE Academy. 550 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Spires College. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 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.