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Duchy Avenue, Preston, Paignton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Duchy Avenue, Preston, Paignton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/paignton-torbay/duchy-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ3 1ER.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£322,583
23 sales
Price range
£200k – £425k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Sep 2024
TQ3 1ER

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At a glance

House prices£323k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station26 min walkTorquay station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Duchy Avenue, Preston, Paignton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 13 Sep 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £313,473. Average sale prices rose from £265,000 in 2016 to £377,700 in 2024 (+43%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% detached, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Duchy Avenue range from £200,000 to £425,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Duchy Avenue compared

TQ3 postcode area£263,214
Paignton£267,654
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Duchy Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all TQ3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £265,000 (2 sales)2016£265k2017: £224,500 (2 sales)2017£225k2019: £257,333 (3 sales)2019£257k2020: £249,000 (2 sales)2020£249k2021: £330,000 (3 sales)2021£330k2022: £391,380 (5 sales)2022£391k2023: £335,000 (1 sales)2023£335k2024: £377,700 (5 sales)2024£378k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached20£313,4732 Sep 2024
Semi-detached3£383,31713 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Duchy Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 13 Sep 2024£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 2 Sep 2024£362,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 10 Jul 2024£425,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 10 Jul 2024£371,500 DetachedFreehold
32, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 24 Jan 2024£360,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 24 Nov 2023£335,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 20 Sep 2022£395,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 20 Jul 2022£399,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 22 Jun 2022£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 6 Jun 2022£389,950 DetachedFreehold
13, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 7 Apr 2022£392,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 1 Sep 2021£310,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 18 May 2021£325,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 22 Mar 2021£355,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 4 Feb 2020£268,000 DetachedFreehold
Netherby, 46, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 16 Jan 2020£230,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 10 Dec 2019£252,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 22 Nov 2019£295,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 9 Jan 2019£225,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 16 Oct 2017£249,000 DetachedFreehold
Netherby, 46, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 30 Mar 2017£200,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 25 Nov 2016£265,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Duchy Avenue TQ3 1ER 18 Nov 2016£265,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
31, Duchy Avenue £380,000 (Jun 2022) → £370,000 (Sep 2024) -3%
over 2 yrs
12, Duchy Avenue £295,000 (Nov 2019) → £425,000 (Jul 2024) +44%
over 5 yrs
33, Duchy Avenue £310,000 (Sep 2021) → £389,950 (Jun 2022) +26%
over under a year
13, Duchy Avenue £268,000 (Feb 2020) → £325,000 (May 2021) → £392,000 (Apr 2022) +46%
over 2 yrs
Netherby, 46, Duchy Avenue £200,000 (Mar 2017) → £230,000 (Jan 2020) +15%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Duchy Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Preston Primary School 325 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Brunel School 64 pupils Academy special sponsor led 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Oldway Primary School 598 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Preston Bridge School 61 pupils Other independent special school 6–19 Report 1.0 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic School 208 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Kings Ash Academy 293 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Marldon Church of England Primary School 216 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Cockington Primary School 380 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Torquay station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Paignton station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Torre station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Paignton (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Duchy Avenue (SE-bound, Duchy Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Preston Down Road 145 (o/s, Preston Down Road) 2 min walk
  • Preston Down Road 92 (o/s, Preston Down Road) 2 min walk
  • Uplands Road (W-bound, Sandringham Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Pembroke Medical Group
    Pembroke House, 266-276 Torquay Road, Paignton · 0.8 mi
  • Chelston Hall Surgery
    Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay · 1.2 mi
  • Old Farm Surgery
    67 Foxhole Road, Paignton · 1.3 mi
  • Mayfield Medical Centre
    37 Totnes Road, Paignton · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Torquay - Roundhill Road · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Road · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Paignton Express · 0.8 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Paignton Torquay Road Local · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Dowricks Chemist Of Chelston Hall · 1.2 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Marldon Road (dental Surgery) · 0.9 mi
  • Greentree Dental & Implant Clinic · 1.3 mi
  • Quay Health (dental Surgery) · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.0%62.5%
Private rented6.6%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households638

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6448.4%64.1%
Aged 65+40.7%18.6%
Residents1,389

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across Torbay with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Duchy Avenue

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White98.1%96.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.1%1.6%

Religion

HereTorbay
Christian58.6%48.5%
No religion33.5%43.2%
Not answered6.6%6.3%
Muslim0.6%0.6%
Other religion0.4%0.7%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK96.6%92.9%
Born outside the UK3.4%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above23.4%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%17.3%
No qualifications18.3%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%11.7%
Apprenticeship10.5%7.4%
Other qualifications4.1%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health41.3%42.2%
Good health37%34.2%
Fair health16%16.2%
Bad health4.7%5.7%
Very bad health1.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household39.8%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household35.1%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.3%8.9%
No cars or vans in household9.8%23.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Torbay.

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