What's the median rent in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

The median monthly rent across Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is £899.

How well-connected is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 10 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

There are 9 schools within 2 km of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead, of which 38% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1094 m away.

What is the council tax band in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

The most common council tax band in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,351. Council tax is set by Torbay council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Chelston, Cockington & Livermead to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Chelston, Cockington & Livermead to central London is approximately 192 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.

Is gigabit broadband available in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

100% of premises in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.

What is the deprivation rank of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.

What's the tenure mix in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

72% of households in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.

What is the average property price in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

The average property price across Torbay (the local authority covering Chelston, Cockington & Livermead) is approximately £230,232, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.

Is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.34 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,963.)

Which local areas are part of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead contains 7 local areas: Torbay 019B, Torbay 019C, Torbay 019A, Torbay 019D, Torbay 019G…

What is the average rent in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

The estimated median monthly rent in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is £899. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.

Is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead a safe place to live?

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead has a safety score of 69/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.

What schools are near Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

38% of schools within 2 km of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

Public-transport commute time from Chelston, Cockington & Livermead to central London is approximately 192 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead different from the rest of Torbay?

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.

Where does Chelston, Cockington & Livermead rank in Torbay?

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead scores 97/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Torbay, see the Cities table on the Torbay page.

Neighbourhood · Torbay · South West

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

Torbay 019 · 7 sub-areas · 11,315 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (85/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (58/100)Liveability 97/100 · Best 5% nationallyResidential

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is a settled residential pocket of Torbay. The bigger gravitational centre is Bristol, around 119 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.

Median rent

£899+4.6%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

53.4

Above median

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

119 min

Direct to Bristol

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

38%

9 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

97/100

Best 5% nationally

Population

11,315

7 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

A snapshot of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

The area is unusually green for its density — 6 parks and 2 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £899 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead in Torbay

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £899 a month — 18% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band B.

Median rentCouncil area

£899/mo

Up 4.6% on last year

−£201 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

£1,095/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £2,351/yr · £196/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

4.6 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−8% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £797/mo · £399/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£605/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£797/mo£399/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£972/mo£324/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£1,269/mo£317/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£696/mo

Terraced house£916/mo

Semi-detached£971/mo

Detached house£1,189/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

44%

of take-home

£899/mo per person · take-home £2,031/moTight but workable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

20%

of take-home

£399/mo per person · take-home £2,031/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

16%

of take-home

£324/mo per person · take-home £2,031/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

22%

of take-home

£450/mo per person · take-home £2,031/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£1,414/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£268,750

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£230,232-0.9% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£1,414/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)3.6%

Years to save 10% deposit4.6 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel povertyCouncil tax (Band D, all-in): £2,470/yr

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area£2,470/yr

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area£2,351/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B0%

Households in fuel poverty12.1%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

Safety scores 69/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 47% below the national average (53.4 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

53.4

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 7 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

69/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

4/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

35.3 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

4.6 /1k

Public order

1.3 /1k

Vehicle crime

2.0 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

4.6 /1k

Burglary

2.0 /1k

Other theft

4.0 /1k

Shoplifting

2.9 /1k

Drugs

1.3 /1k

Theft from the person

0.7 /1k

Possession of weapons

1.0 /1k

Robbery

1.5 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

Strong transport links — 86/100; nearest rail station is Torre at around 761 m; 74 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Bristol is reachable in 119 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

86/100

Top quartile

Best hub commute

119 min

Direct to Bristol

WFH share

22%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Torre

761 m walk · 119 min to Bristol

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Bristol in 119 min

London

192 min

Manchesterapprox

286 min

Birminghamapprox

186 min

Leedsapprox

316 min

Liverpoolapprox

472 min

Bristol

119 min

Sheffieldapprox

271 min

Edinburghapprox

500 min

Glasgowapprox

570 min

Cardiff

207 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)22% work from home

Drive56%Public transport3%Walk / cycle12%Work from home22%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area100%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

9 schools within a 2 km radius; around 38% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm; the nearest Outstanding school, Torquay Girls' Grammar School, is around 1094 m away.

School scoreHow? →

82/100

Top quartile

Schools within 2 km

3 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

38%

Of all schools within 2 km

−32.5 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

Torquay Girls' Grammar School

1.1 km from the centroid

Closest schools5 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School	Academy Converter	Good	898 m
Torquay Boys' Grammar School	Academy Converter	Good	977 m
Torquay Girls' Grammar School	Academy Converter	Outstanding	1.1 km
Ellacombe Church of England Academy	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	2.1 km
Homelands Primary School	Community School	Good	2.5 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs2≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés3≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres2≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries1≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks6≤ 500 m
Playgrounds2≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)74≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)74≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

66/100

Good fit

Schools rate modestly (38% Good+ within 2 km), owner-occupation is high, and safety scores above the median.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

72/100

Good fit

Transport scores 86/100 and gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

See transport ranking →

Couples

85/100

Great fit

Liveability 97/100, safety 69/100 and median rent at £899/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

79/100

Great fit

Healthcare is close (GP ~654 m, hospital ~1.1 km), greenspace is walkable, and 22% of residents are 65+ — an established peer group.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

58/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

72/100

Good fit

Private-rental stock is decent (22% PRS), 28% of households are single-person, and transit is on the doorstep.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: high owner-occupation (72%).

Age profile

Under 1824%18–3418%35–4919%50–6421%65+22%

Tenure

Owned72%Private rent22%Social rent4%

Households

One person28%Couple with children20%Lone parent11%Other7%

Property types

Flat19%Terraced39%Semi-detached22%Detached13%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 8/100

Ethnic group

White96%Asian2%Black0%Mixed2%Other1%

Country of birth

UK-born92%Born outside UK8%

Religion

Christian47%Muslim1%No religion47%Other1%

Education and health30% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)29.8%−3.7 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications16.8%

Self-rated good or very good health81.5%

Self-rated bad or very bad health5.0%

Disabled (Equality Act)19.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.34 jobs per resident); median resident salary £28,963/year; 3.7% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£28,963/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

4.1%

ONS ILO method — 61% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

59,000

0.34 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 4.1% · 61% economically active · 39% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 4.1% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed59%Unemployed3%Inactive39%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 3.7% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

26.4%

Retail & hospitality

31.1%

Education

8.9%

Manufacturing

4.0%

Professional

5.4%

Construction

3.6%

Tech & ICT

1.3%

Finance

0.7%

Net commute flow: +47,476 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

7 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Torbay 019B	£899	98	32	99	View →
Torbay 019C	£899	97	43	95	View →
Torbay 019A	£899	85	23	99	View →
Torbay 019D	£899	94	69	86	View →
Torbay 019G	£899	99	98	81	View →
Torbay 019F	£899	79	85	71	View →
Torbay 019E	£899	98	86	72	View →

Postcodes covered

In Torbay 019A

TQ2 5JY TQ2 6AU TQ2 6AW TQ2 6BH TQ2 6FB TQ2 6FD TQ2 6HA TQ2 6HD TQ2 6HF TQ2 6HH TQ2 6HJ TQ2 6HL TQ2 6HP TQ2 6HQ TQ2 6HS TQ2 6HT TQ2 6HU TQ2 6HW TQ2 6HX TQ2 6HY TQ2 6HZ TQ2 6JA TQ2 6JD TQ2 6JE TQ2 6JF TQ2 6NT TQ2 6NU TQ2 6NX TQ2 6NY TQ2 6PA TQ2 6PB TQ2 6PD TQ2 6PE TQ2 6PF TQ2 6PH TQ2 6PL TQ2 6PN TQ2 6PQ TQ2 6PT TQ2 6PU TQ2 6QA TQ2 6QB TQ2 6QD TQ2 6QE TQ2 6QG TQ2 6QH TQ2 6QN TQ2 6QQ

In Torbay 019C

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In Torbay 019B

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In Torbay 019D

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In Torbay 019E

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In Torbay 019G

TQ2 6ES TQ2 6EU TQ2 6EX TQ2 6JH TQ2 6JJ TQ2 6JL TQ2 6JN TQ2 6JP TQ2 6JQ TQ2 6JR TQ2 6JS TQ2 6JT TQ2 6JU TQ2 6JW TQ2 6JX TQ2 6JY TQ2 6JZ TQ2 6LA TQ2 6LD TQ2 6LE TQ2 6LF TQ2 6NH TQ2 6NJ TQ2 6NN

In Torbay 019F

TQ2 6FA TQ2 6GU TQ2 6PG TQ2 6PP TQ2 6PR TQ2 6PS TQ2 6PW TQ2 6PX TQ2 6PY TQ2 6PZ TQ2 6QF TQ2 6QJ TQ2 6QL TQ2 6QP TQ2 6QR TQ2 6QS TQ2 6QT TQ2 6QU TQ2 6QW TQ2 6QX TQ2 6QY TQ2 6QZ TQ2 6RA TQ2 6RB TQ2 6RD TQ2 6RE TQ2 6RG

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What's the median rent in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: The median monthly rent across Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is £899.
How safe is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: Chelston, Cockington & Livermead has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
How well-connected is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 10 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: There are 9 schools within 2 km of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead, of which 38% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1094 m away.
What is the council tax band in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: The most common council tax band in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,351. Council tax is set by Torbay council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Chelston, Cockington & Livermead to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Chelston, Cockington & Livermead to central London is approximately 192 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
Is gigabit broadband available in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: 100% of premises in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the deprivation rank of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: Chelston, Cockington & Livermead sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
What's the tenure mix in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: 72% of households in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
What is the average property price in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: The average property price across Torbay (the local authority covering Chelston, Cockington & Livermead) is approximately £230,232, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
Is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.34 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,963.)
Which local areas are part of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: Chelston, Cockington & Livermead contains 7 local areas: Torbay 019B, Torbay 019C, Torbay 019A, Torbay 019D, Torbay 019G…

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What is the average rent in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: The estimated median monthly rent in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is £899. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
Is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead a safe place to live?: Chelston, Cockington & Livermead has a safety score of 69/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
What schools are near Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: 38% of schools within 2 km of Chelston, Cockington & Livermead are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Chelston, Cockington & Livermead?: Public-transport commute time from Chelston, Cockington & Livermead to central London is approximately 192 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead different from the rest of Torbay?: Chelston, Cockington & Livermead contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
Where does Chelston, Cockington & Livermead rank in Torbay?: Chelston, Cockington & Livermead scores 97/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Torbay, see the Cities table on the Torbay page.

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