PARKFIELD ROAD, TQ1 4AL House Prices & Local Information

TQ1 4AL is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Parkfield Road, 0.3km from Upton in Torquay. Administratively it sits within Ellacombe ward and the Torbay constituency.

For renters and young professionals, TQ1 4AL offers a classic working-class terrace area — densely packed streets, low ethnic diversity. A balanced community with an average age of 39 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 62% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 45 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £111k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 14.1% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for TQ1 4AL are sourced from Output Area E00077107 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.