Union Street, Torquay, TQ2 5QS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding TQ2 5QS is primarily male, with 53.7% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.9%	46.3%	2.4%	51.0%	-4.7%
Male	56.1%	53.7%	-2.4%	49.0%	4.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around TQ2 5QS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	57%	50%	-7.0%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	21.5%	26.5%	5.0%	44.2%	-17.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	2.2%	2.8%
Divorced	13%	13.5%	0.5%	9.1%	4.4%
Widowed	2.8%	4.4%	1.6%	6.1%	-1.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (68.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.8%	33.8%	-6.0%	48.4%	-14.6%
Good health	38.6%	35.1%	-3.5%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	15.7%	22.3%	6.6%	12.7%	9.6%
Bad health	4.7%	6.2%	1.5%	4.0%	2.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	2.6%	1.4%	1.2%	1.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.4%	24.2%	3.8%	18.2%	6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19%	10%	-9.0%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	24.6%	13.9%	-10.7%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	7.1%	6.0%	5.3%	1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	15.3%	4.7%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	10.9%	23.9%	13.0%	33.8%	-9.9%
Other	13.4%	5.6%	-7.8%	2.8%	2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.5% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	0%	1%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	90.8%	90.5%	-0.3%	81.4%	9.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.1%	74.3%	-5.8%	83.2%	-8.9%
European Union	13.4%	15.3%	1.9%	6.1%	9.2%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	5.9%	1.4%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.8%	74.7%	-5.1%	83.2%	-8.5%
10+ Years	3.9%	11.8%	7.9%	9.8%	2.0%
5-10 Years	6.8%	5.6%	-1.2%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	5.3%	3.3%	-2.0%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	4.6%	0.4%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57%	76.7%	-19.7%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	9.7%	1.3%	8.4%
Romania	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	23.8%	13.5%	10.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50%	37.2%	12.8%
Christian	38.5%	46.2%	-7.7%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	3.3%	6.5%	-3.2%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Union Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Union Street was 358.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 253.1% higher than the Ellacombe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Union Street has the 15th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe and the 26th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 188.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,700

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in TQ2 5QS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Union Street are based on 207 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Torbay.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Union Street, Torquay, TQ2 5QS

Estimated Average Property Prices for TQ2 5QS

Average Price
£123,497

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£91,467

Other
£155,528

Estimated Average Property Prices for Union Street

Average Price
£448,867

Semi-Detached
£203,278

Terraced
£365,505

Detached
£3,172,964

Flats/Maisonettes
£116,047

Other
£619,761

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Union Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
240 Union Street, Torquay, Torbay Detached, an established residential building	£382,000	2025-05-02	£386,623
Ground Floor Flat 228B Union Street, Torquay, Torbay Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£92,500	2023-05-03	£87,042
238 Union Street, Torquay, Torbay Other, an established residential building	£144,000	2021-12-01	£141,155
228A Union Street, Torquay, Torbay Other, an established residential building	£140,000	2020-02-10	£159,464
First Floor Flat 228B Union Street, Torquay, Torbay Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£79,000	2017-12-08	£89,754

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TQ2 5QS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	75
Long-Term Sick or disabled	57
Part-Time Employee	49
Self-Employed	39
Looking after home or family	34
Retired	29
Other	26
Unemployed	19
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	46
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	18
Other	11
Manufacturing	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Education	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Upton St James CofE Primary School St James Road , Upton TQ1 4AZ	3out of 4	541 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cockington Primary School Cockington Primary School, Old Mill Road , TQ2 6AP	3out of 4	694 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ellacombe Church of England Academy Ellacombe Church Road , TQ1 1TG	3out of 4	799 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Torre Church of England Academy Barton Road , TQ1 4DN	3out of 4	944 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School Queensway , Chelston TQ2 6DB	2out of 4	1,260 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Spires College Westlands Lane , TQ1 3PE	3out of 4	1,223 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Torquay Academy Cricketfield Road , TQ2 7NU	3out of 4	1,224 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Torquay Girls Grammar School 30 Shiphay Lane , TQ2 7DY	4out of 4	1,502 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Torquay Boys' Grammar School Shiphay Manor Drive , TQ2 7EL	4out of 4	1,691 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St Cuthbert Mayne School Trumlands Road , TQ1 4RN	3out of 4	1,735 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
EF Academy Torbay EF House, Castle Road , TQ1 3BG	- not rated	595 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eat That Frog C.I.C 91 Union Street , TQ1 3DG	- not rated	604 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Abbey School Hampton Court , Fore Street TQ1 4PR	- not rated	1,844 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Burton Academy South Parks Road , TQ2 8JE	- not rated	2,322 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Combe Pafford School Steps Lane , Watcombe TQ2 8NL	3out of 4	3,034 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Biryani House	165 Union Street	27 yd
The Noble Tree	173 Union Street	32 yd
Play Cafe	161 Union Street	32 yd
Extreme Chocolate	175 Union Street	32 yd
Platters	221 Union Street	195 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Central Bistro	Torbay Central Conservative Club, 226 Union Street	62 yd
Fox And Firkin	217 Union Street	189 yd
Tor Hill Masonic Catering	Tor Hill Masonic Centre, 1-3 Tor Hill Road	219 yd
DT's	73 Belgrave Road	333 yd
Freedom 35/ Bull and Bush	43 Belgrave Road	343 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pappas Takeaway	185 Union Street	100 yd
PATH Torbay	172 Union Street	216 yd
Torquay Fryer	284 Union Street	223 yd
Tor Grill	44 Tor Hill Road	263 yd
Turkish Kebab & Pizza	38 Tor Hill Road	271 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland	5-6 Union Square Shopping Centre, Union Street		596 yd
Lidl	St Marychurch Road		1,046 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Castle Fitness MAGDALENE ROAD	health and fitness suite	62 yd
Upton Park LYMINGTON ROAD	tennis courts	159 yd
Abbey Lawn Hotel (Closed) Scarborough Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	370 yd
Torre Community Centre TORBAY FOYER TORBAY FOYER TEIGNMOUTH ROAD		371 yd
South Devon College Of Arts & Technology (Closed) Newton Road		484 yd
Torquay Tennis Club BELGRAVE ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	487 yd
Aztec Club FALKLAND ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, swimming pool, tennis courts	489 yd
The Abbey Sands Hotel BELGRAVE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	615 yd
The Bancourt Hotel (Closed) Avenue Road	swimming pool	631 yd
Riviera International Centre CHESTNUT AVENUE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	683 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	68.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	45.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	42.1%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	56.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	129.4 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	129.4 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of TQ2 5QS