Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Wellswood at a glance
- House prices
- £220,000
- Lower prices26th percentile
- Schools
- 32nd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 51st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 72.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle44th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.5% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land25th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Wellswood a good place to live?
Wellswood may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Torbay below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
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Crime rate in Wellswood
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 72.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 44th 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 Wellswood
House prices
- Median sale price
- £220,000
- Percentile
- 26th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 83 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 Wellswood
Schools
32nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Wellswood
Flood risk
1.5% 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 1.4% of the area. That is the 25th 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 Wellswood
Transport
51st 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 Wellswood a good place to live?
Wellswood may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Wellswood safe?
Wellswood ranks in the 44th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Wellswood?
The median sale price was £220,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 26th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Wellswood?
Schools rank in the 32nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Wellswood?
Nearby public profiles include Ellacombe in Torbay and St. Marychurch in Torbay.
