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Torquay

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Torquay typically sold for £233,000. Half of the 2,784 sales were between £170k and £315k, against a typical £250,000 across Torbay.

Postcodes TQ1, TQ2

All of Torbay
WatcombeSt Marychurch & MaidencombeShiphay & the WillowsUpton & HeleBabbacombe & PlainmoorEllacombeTorquay CentralWellswoodChelston, Cockington & Livermead
The neighbourhoods of Torquay, in Torbay.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £233k half sold for £170k to £315k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 2,784 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +18.9% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 1% of sales · 32% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Torbay.

  • Detached £430,000 typical
    Half between £346k and £604k · 454 sales · Torbay £397k
  • Semi-detached £280,000 typical
    Half between £240k and £331k · 516 sales · Torbay £275k
  • Terraced £225,000 typical
    Half between £188k and £258k · 934 sales · Torbay £228k
  • Flat £150,000 typical
    Half between £114k and £206k · 880 sales · Torbay £150k

Since 1995

Each year in Torquay

This town Torbay Homes sold
£0£100k£200k£300k 1995: £49,5001996: £48,5001997: £52,0001998: £56,0001999: £60,0002000: £69,7502001: £80,0002002: £96,0002003: £120,0002004: £142,0002005: £147,5002006: £154,9502007: £165,0002008: £164,4422009: £150,0002010: £157,2502011: £154,0002012: £152,7252013: £153,0002014: £155,0002015: £165,0002016: £172,5002017: £177,0002018: £181,0002019: £185,0002020: £195,0002021: £218,0002022: £230,0002023: £240,0002024: £234,5002025: £227,250 1995: 1240 sold1996: 1541 sold1997: 1823 sold1998: 1862 sold1999: 2092 sold2000: 2116 sold2001: 2274 sold2002: 2464 sold2003: 2122 sold2004: 1995 sold2005: 1486 sold2006: 2029 sold2007: 1999 sold2008: 988 sold2009: 955 sold2010: 926 sold2011: 942 sold2012: 996 sold2013: 1155 sold2014: 1266 sold2015: 1323 sold2016: 1384 sold2017: 1451 sold2018: 1369 sold2019: 1264 sold2020: 1018 sold2021: 1678 sold2022: 1308 sold2023: 887 sold2024: 950 sold2025: 1002 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£100k£200k£300k 1995: £49,5001996: £48,5001997: £52,0001998: £56,0001999: £60,0002000: £69,7502001: £80,0002002: £96,0002003: £120,0002004: £142,0002005: £147,5002006: £154,9502007: £165,0002008: £164,4422009: £150,0002010: £157,2502011: £154,0002012: £152,7252013: £153,0002014: £155,0002015: £165,0002016: £172,5002017: £177,0002018: £181,0002019: £185,0002020: £195,0002021: £218,0002022: £230,0002023: £240,0002024: £234,5002025: £227,250 1995: 1240 sold1996: 1541 sold1997: 1823 sold1998: 1862 sold1999: 2092 sold2000: 2116 sold2001: 2274 sold2002: 2464 sold2003: 2122 sold2004: 1995 sold2005: 1486 sold2006: 2029 sold2007: 1999 sold2008: 988 sold2009: 955 sold2010: 926 sold2011: 942 sold2012: 996 sold2013: 1155 sold2014: 1266 sold2015: 1323 sold2016: 1384 sold2017: 1451 sold2018: 1369 sold2019: 1264 sold2020: 1018 sold2021: 1678 sold2022: 1308 sold2023: 887 sold2024: 950 sold2025: 1002 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Terraced34% · Torbay 29%
  • Flat32% · Torbay 25%
  • Semi-detached19% · Torbay 23%
  • Detached16% · Torbay 23%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales1% · Torbay 3%
Leaseholds, share of sales32% · Torbay 25%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Torquay

The 9 neighbourhoods mostly in Torquay and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Babbacombe & Plainmoor £212,500 £150k to £284k 266 +14.9%
Chelston, Cockington & Livermead £260,000 £210k to £354k 442 +18.2%
Ellacombe £205,000 £165k to £250k 213 +18.5%
Shiphay & the Willows £264,250 £215k to £340k 430 +16.2%
St Marychurch & Maidencombe £235,000 £185k to £290k 241 +17.5%
Torquay Central £151,000 £103k to £225k 267 +6.3%
Upton & Hele £190,000 £134k to £245k 253 +18.8%
Watcombe £255,000 £200k to £325k 257 +31.4%
Wellswood £252,500 £160k to £480k 420 +9.8%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.