Torbay
8 datasets are currently published for Torbay. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Torbay compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 172nd of 361 (19.4 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 205th of 318 (£242,500).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 47th of 132 (19.1%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Torbay: 2,710, July 2026 (+5.9% year on year, from 2,560). 2,710 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,415, 52%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (745). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 24% higher (550). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Torbay: 2,705, July 2026 (+5.7% year on year, from 2,560). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Torbay: 89.1, June 2026 (-0.9% year on year, from 89.9). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Torbay: £242,500, Q2 2026 (+5.4% year on year, from £230,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Torbay: 19.1%, 2024/25 (-5.1 percentage points year on year, from 24.2%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Torbay: 11, Q1 2026 (+57.1% year on year, from 7). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Torbay: 139,486, 2025 (-0.3% year on year, from 139,862). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Torbay: 172, 2025 (+4.2% year on year, from 165). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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