Leighon Road, Paignton, TQ3 2BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around TQ3 2BQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.6%	50.8%	-3.8%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	45.4%	49.2%	3.8%	49.0%	0.2%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30%	31.3%	1.3%	37.9%	-6.6%
Married: Opposite sex	37.9%	37.8%	-0.1%	44.2%	-6.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	5.3%	2.6%	-2.7%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	11%	18%	7.0%	9.1%	8.9%
Widowed	15.9%	9.4%	-6.5%	6.1%	3.3%

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 (70.5%) 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	29.7%	31.9%	2.2%	48.4%	-16.5%
Good health	35.7%	38.6%	2.9%	33.6%	5.0%
Fair health	26.9%	20.1%	-6.8%	12.7%	7.4%
Bad health	6.4%	7.9%	1.5%	4.0%	3.9%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%	0.4%

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	33.5%	20.2%	-13.3%	18.2%	2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	13.3%	0.5%	9.6%	3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	11.2%	-2.5%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	11.2%	5.5%	5.3%	5.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	14.2%	2.3%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	14.5%	25.3%	10.8%	33.8%	-8.5%
Other	7.9%	4.7%	-3.2%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96.1% 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	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.5%	-2.1%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	98%	96.1%	-1.9%	81.4%	14.7%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	0%	2%	2.0%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 86.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94%	86.3%	-7.7%	83.2%	3.1%
European Union	2%	9%	7.0%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	2%	2.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.5%
Middle East and Asia	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	5.6%	-4.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94%	86.6%	-7.4%	83.2%	3.4%
10+ Years	2%	5.1%	3.1%	9.8%	-4.7%
5-10 Years	0.4%	3.1%	2.7%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	0%	3.5%	3.5%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	3.6%	1.6%	-2.0%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.8%	76.7%	-1.9%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
No passport held	15%	13.5%	1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37%	37.2%	-0.2%
Christian	54.3%	46.2%	8.1%
Muslim	0.8%	6.5%	-5.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Leighon Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Leighon Road was 351.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 403.1% higher than the Clifton with Maidenway average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Leighon Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway and the 27th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 200.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 60.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in TQ3 2BQ, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Leighon Road are based on 55 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 Leighon Road, Paignton, TQ3 2BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for TQ3 2BQ

Average Price
£285,564

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£336,633

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,242

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leighon Road

Average Price
£249,309

Semi-Detached
£341,719

Terraced
£345,971

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£124,631

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leighon Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Sea Reach, 20 Leighon Road, Paignton, Torbay Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2025-07-18	£111,625
14 Leighon Road, Paignton, Torbay Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2023-09-26	£314,278
4 Sea Reach, 20 Leighon Road, Paignton, Torbay Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2022-12-02	£122,930
2 Sea Reach, 20 Leighon Road, Paignton, Torbay Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2022-09-23	£121,161
6 Sea Reach, 20 Leighon Road, Paignton, Torbay Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£228,750	2022-05-25	£216,392

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TQ3 2BQ

Employment

TQ3 2BQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

TQ3 2BQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in TQ3 2BQ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 39% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	91
Self-Employed	39
Full-Time Employee	36
Part-Time Employee	26
Other	11
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	7
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	37
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Education	7
Construction	6
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	5
Human health and social work activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Other	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic School Cecil Road , TQ3 2SH	3out of 4	461 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oldway Primary School Higher Polsham Road , TQ3 2SY	4out of 4	486 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curledge Street Academy Curledge Street , TQ4 5BA	3out of 4	827 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Academy C/O Lal Language School , Conway Road , TQ4 5LH	- not rated	1,084 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hayes School Hayes Road , TQ4 5PJ	2out of 4	1,589 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Paignton Academy Waterleat Road , TQ3 3WA	3out of 4	2,052 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Torquay Boys' Grammar School Shiphay Manor Drive , TQ2 7EL	4out of 4	4,537 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Torquay Girls Grammar School 30 Shiphay Lane , TQ2 7DY	4out of 4	4,683 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Torquay Academy Cricketfield Road , TQ2 7NU	3out of 4	5,234 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Greenway Road , Churston Ferrers TQ5 0LN	4out of 4	5,234 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Devon College Vantage Point , Long Road TQ4 7EJ	- not rated	3,513 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Bridge School 1 Lower Polsham Road , TQ3 2AF	- not rated	319 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable		More About School
The Brunel Academy 170b Torquay Road , TQ3 2AL	- not rated	436 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Cambian Devon School Intek House , 52 Borough Road TQ4 7DQ	- not rated	2,710 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eat That Frog C.I.C 91 Union Street , TQ1 3DG	- not rated	4,301 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
EF Academy Torbay EF House, Castle Road , TQ1 3BG	- not rated	4,347 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jingles	29 Hyde Road	318 yd
Karen's Cafe	41 Hyde Road	318 yd
Jingles Pizza Parlour	45-47 Torbay Road	346 yd
The Local Cafe & Bar	71 Torbay Road	352 yd
Paignton Pier Chippy Co	Paignton Pier, Esplanade Road	355 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Inn on the Green	27 Esplanade Road	52 yd
The Spinning Wheel Inn	19 Esplanade Road	276 yd
Hyde Dendy	18 Esplanade Road	327 yd
Henrys Bar	53 Torbay Road	360 yd
Grand Central	51 Torbay Road	360 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Geo Park Cafe	The Geo Play Park	276 yd
Poolside Kiosk	Victoria Park, Kingsley Road	290 yd
Unit 5 Community Lounge and Coffee House	5 Victoria Square, Parkside Road	311 yd
The Grub Hub Paignton	Kiosk RO, 37 Hyde Road	316 yd
Mumbo Italiano Pizzeria	Esplanade Road	345 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Proper Shop	69 Torbay Road	350 yd
Sebastien’s Foods	28 Hyde Road	359 yd
K A Mini Market	10 Hyde Road	392 yd
Devon Mini Market	33-35 Torquay Road	480 yd
Tesco	2-4 Victoria Street	529 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Genisis Health Suite THE PALACE THE PALACE ESPLANADE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	89 yd
Victoria Park THE OLD BAKERY REAR OF 17 THE OLD BAKERY REAR OF 17 HYDE ROAD	tennis courts	293 yd
Parkfield COLIN ROAD	cycling	383 yd
St Paul'S Church Hall Torquay Road		460 yd
Queens Park Sports Club QUEENS PARK QUEENS PARK QUEENS ROAD	grass pitches	525 yd
Torbay School TORQUAY ROAD		571 yd
Winners 2000 Fitness Limited (Paignton) (Closed) 6a 6a Dartmouth Road	health and fitness suite	598 yd
Oldway Primary School HIGHER POLSHAM ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	601 yd
Oldway Public Park (Closed) Torquay Road	tennis courts	619 yd
Torbay Indoor Bowls Association TORQUAY ROAD	indoor bowls	685 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	25.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	2.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of TQ3 2BQ