Neighbourhood · Torbay · South West
Churston & Galmpton
Torbay 016 · 5 sub-areas · 6,547 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (79/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (51/100)Liveability 92/100 · Best 10%Residential
Churston & Galmpton is a settled residential pocket of Torbay. The bigger gravitational centre is Bristol, around 139 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
92/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Churston & Galmpton?
A snapshot of Churston & Galmpton
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Churston & Galmpton in Torbay
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Churston & Galmpton?
- The median monthly rent across Churston & Galmpton is £899.
- How safe is Churston & Galmpton?
- Churston & Galmpton 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 Churston & Galmpton?
- 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 40 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Churston & Galmpton?
- There are 4 schools within 2 km of Churston & Galmpton, of which 75% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1433 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Churston & Galmpton?
- The most common council tax band in Churston & Galmpton is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,640. Council tax is set by Torbay council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Churston & Galmpton to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Churston & Galmpton to central London is approximately 232 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 Churston & Galmpton?
- 100% of premises in Churston & Galmpton are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Churston & Galmpton?
- Churston & Galmpton sits in IMD decile 7 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 Churston & Galmpton?
- 88% of households in Churston & Galmpton 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 Churston & Galmpton?
- The average property price across Torbay (the local authority covering Churston & Galmpton) 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 Churston & Galmpton 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 Churston & Galmpton?
- Churston & Galmpton contains 5 local areas: Torbay 016D, Torbay 016B, Torbay 016E, Torbay 016C, Torbay 016A.
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Frequently asked about Churston & Galmpton
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- What is the average rent in Churston & Galmpton?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Churston & Galmpton 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 Churston & Galmpton a safe place to live?
- Churston & Galmpton has a safety score of 87/100. 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 Churston & Galmpton?
- 75% of schools within 2 km of Churston & Galmpton are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Churston & Galmpton?
- Public-transport commute time from Churston & Galmpton to central London is approximately 232 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Churston & Galmpton different from the rest of Torbay?
- Churston & Galmpton contains 5 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 Churston & Galmpton rank in Torbay?
- Churston & Galmpton scores 92/100 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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