Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Great Torrington at a glance
- House prices
- £223,500
- Lower prices27th percentile
- Schools
- 26th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 23rd percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 58.1 per 1,000 residents
- Middle59th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle62nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Great Torrington a good place to live?
Great Torrington may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Torridge below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Great Torrington
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 58.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 59th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Great Torrington
House prices
- Median sale price
- £223,500
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 92 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Great Torrington
Schools
26th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Great Torrington
Flood risk
7.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 6.5% of the area. That is the 62nd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Great Torrington
Transport
23rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Great Torrington a good place to live?
Great Torrington may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Great Torrington safe?
Great Torrington ranks in the 59th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Great Torrington?
The median sale price was £223,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 27th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Great Torrington?
Schools rank in the 26th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Great Torrington?
Nearby public profiles include Bideford East in Torridge and Bideford North in Torridge.
