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Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

Middle area

North Torbay. 11,315 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£253,750
Joint 2,779th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,286
Joint 482nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead at a rate of 69.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.4 per 1,000 people across Torbay.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences396
Other crime105
Anti-social behaviour77
Criminal damage and arson74
Shoplifting51
Vehicle crime30
Burglary27
Drug offences22
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Chelston, Cockington & Livermead compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Chelston, Cockington & LivermeadMiddle
Median sale price17 middle areas, Torbay · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from £152,750 to £344,998. The middle area is £250,000. Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is £253,750.
£253,7508th most expensive
Population17 middle areas, Torbay · 2021
Population: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 5,758 to 12,958. The middle area is 7,358. Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is 11,286.
11,2862nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Torbay · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Torbay · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 75.7% to 97.7%. The middle area is 88.3%. Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is 95.7%.
95.7%3rd highest

Is Chelston, Cockington & Livermead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead at a rate of 69.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.4 per 1,000 people across Torbay.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (396), other crime (105) and anti-social behaviour (77).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Torbay

These figures are published for the whole of Torbay, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Torbay and not Chelston, Cockington & Livermead alone. See Torbay

Average house price
£221,469
Down 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,493
25th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 136th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.9
Joint 60th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chelston, Cockington & Livermead in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead was £253,750 in 2025.

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead had 11,286 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chelston, Cockington & Livermead, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.