Torbay not quite on par with somewhere like Blackpool for deprivation , but, and this surprised me a bit, it is in the 15% of most deprived councils in England. So certainly plenty of deprivation there.
16% of its LSOAs in the 10% most deprived nationally (England)
In contrast of the Devon district councils only North Devon has any LSOA in the 10% most deprived nationally.
yet most are at best middling in terms of deprivation relative to the rest of England. In terms of ranking of average deprivation score where 317th is the least deprived (Hart district council).
Torridge 99th,
North Devon 132nd
West Devon 162nd
Mid Devon 176th
Exeter 189th
Teignbridge 194th
South Hams 229th
East Devon 244th, just squeezing into the top quartile of least deprived authorities.
Although in terms of cumulative confirmed cases per 100,000, the five lowest councils are in Devon, the 7th and 8th lowest are in Devon. Just Exeter outside the lowest ten and at 35th lowest in only just outside the lowest 10%.
In terms of crude deaths per 100,000 (within 28 days of positive test) South Hams lowest in England. West Devon 2nd, North Devon 4th, Torridge 6th, Exeter 9th, Mid Devon 10th, Teignbridge 11th. Which just leaves East Devon at 24th, but well inside the lowest 10% of councils.
In terms of median age from the last ONS mid year estimate Exeter very youthful, and in the most youthful 10% of councils. South Hams 4th oldest. West Devon 5th, East Devon 7th. All three with a median age over 50. Torridge 14th, Teignbridge 23rd, North Devon 42nd. Mid Devon 65th, median age there still 46.7. Median for the SW is 44.1, not surprisingly highest median age of any region. England median exactly 40. Devon overall median is 47.5, meaning Cumbria, North Yorkshire and East Sussex with slightly higher median age.
Which means I must come back to my original point about there being something in the water down there. 