Ocean View Drive, Brixham, TQ5 0BB

Overview of TQ5 0BB

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Ocean View Drive is in Brixham and in Torbay district. TQ5 0BB is located in the Furzeham with Summercombe electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Totnes. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.

StreetScan combines information about Ocean View Drive, Brixham, TQ5 0BB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: TQ5 0BE, TQ5 0AZ, TQ5 0AY, TQ5 0BA, TQ5 0SB, TQ5 0AX, TQ5 0SA, TQ5 0RZ.

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TQ5 0BB has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% of residents 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	49.5%	48.6%	-0.9%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	50.5%	51.4%	0.9%	49.0%	2.4%

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	37.1%	35.7%	-1.4%	37.9%	-2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	37.9%	43.9%	6.0%	44.2%	-0.3%
Separated	4.7%	1.7%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	14.7%	12.6%	-2.1%	9.1%	3.5%
Widowed	5.6%	6.1%	0.5%	6.1%	0.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.9%	40.1%	-0.8%	48.4%	-8.3%
Good health	33%	35.3%	2.3%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	17.5%	17%	-0.5%	12.7%	4.3%
Bad health	6.9%	5.9%	-1.0%	4.0%	1.9%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 20.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.6%	18.9%	-11.7%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	10.1%	-5.4%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	23.3%	18.4%	-4.9%	13.4%	5.0%
Apprenticeship	3%	6.1%	3.1%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	22.8%	12.0%	16.9%	5.9%
Degree or Similar	11.6%	20.2%	8.6%	33.8%	-13.6%
Other	5.2%	3.5%	-1.7%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96.5% 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)
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Black African	0.3%	1%	0.7%	2.5%	-1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.9%	0.1%
White	97.3%	96.5%	-0.8%	81.4%	15.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 97.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.9%	97.2%	0.3%	83.2%	14.0%
European Union	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	6.1%	-5.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	5.6%	-5.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	96.9%	97.2%	0.3%	83.2%	14.0%
10+ Years	0%	2.8%	2.8%	9.8%	-7.0%
5-10 Years	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.9%	-2.9%
2-5 Years	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.6%	76.7%	-12.1%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	33.7%	13.5%	20.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	52.3%	37.2%	15.1%
Christian	36.2%	46.2%	-10.0%
Muslim	1%	6.5%	-5.5%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Ocean View Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ocean View Drive was 80.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.4% higher than the Furzeham with Summercombe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ocean View Drive has the 22nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe and the 190th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -62.7%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,000

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in TQ5 0BB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Ocean View Drive are based on 95 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 Ocean View Drive, Brixham, TQ5 0BB

Estimated Average Property Prices for TQ5 0BB

Average Price
£224,183

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£224,183

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ocean View Drive

Average Price
£227,981

Semi-Detached
£252,451

Terraced
£230,410

Detached
£231,471

Flats/Maisonettes
£149,087

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ocean View DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Ocean View Drive, Brixham, Torbay Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2025-01-31	£228,780
11 Ocean View Drive, Brixham, Torbay Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2022-02-01	£278,614
9 Ocean View Drive, Brixham, Torbay Terraced, an established residential building	£192,500	2021-07-06	£214,703
9 Ocean View Drive, Brixham, Torbay Terraced, an established residential building	£163,000	2018-09-04	£209,444
11 Ocean View Drive, Brixham, Torbay Terraced, an established residential building	£148,000	2014-10-24	£226,467

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Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	67
Retired	55
Self-Employed	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Part-Time Employee	20
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	11
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Other	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Construction	12
Manufacturing	10
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	6
Other	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Polhearne Way , TQ5 0EE	2out of 4	1,125 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School Eden Park , TQ5 9NH	3out of 4	1,366 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brixham Church of England Primary School Higher Ranscombe Road , TQ5 9HF	- not rated	2,369 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Furzeham Primary School Higher Furzeham Road , TQ5 8BL	3out of 4	2,496 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Galmpton Church of England Primary School Greenway Road , Galmpton TQ5 0LT	3out of 4	3,080 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brixham College Higher Ranscombe Road , TQ5 9HF	3out of 4	2,534 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Greenway Road , Churston Ferrers TQ5 0LN	4out of 4	2,796 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Fishionados	10 Summercourt Way		727 yd
Bombay Mix	2-4 Milton Street		1,082 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mayfield School (Chestnut Centre) ROWAN WAY	grass pitches	280 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%

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