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Higher Polsham Road, Paignton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Higher Polsham Road, Paignton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/paignton-torbay/higher-polsham-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ3 2SZ, TQ3 2SY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£354,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£217,306
32 sales
Price range
£72k – £368k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
TQ3 2SY

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At a glance

House prices£354k average32% above the Paignton average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkPaignton station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 35 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

32 property sales on Higher Polsham Road, Paignton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £354,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £289,871. That is 32% above the Paignton average of £267,654 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% semi-detached, 31% terraced, 19% flat. Recorded sale prices on Higher Polsham Road range from £71,500 to £368,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold. Of 137 streets in Paignton with at least two sales in the last year, Higher Polsham Road ranks 23rd for average price.

House prices on Higher Polsham Road compared

Higher Polsham Road£354,000
TQ3 postcode area£263,214
Paignton£267,654
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all TQ3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £266,817 (3 sales)2016£267k2017: £103,250 (2 sales)2017£103k2018: £153,667 (3 sales)2018£154k2019: £200,500 (5 sales)2019£201k2020: £141,500 (2 sales)2020£142k2021: £196,170 (5 sales)2021£196k2022: £223,500 (3 sales)2022£224k2023: £260,250 (4 sales)2023£260k2024: £252,500 (2 sales)2024£253k2025: £331,500 (2 sales)2025£332k2026: £340,000 (1 sales)2026£340k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£289,87131 Jul 2026
Terraced10£164,00014 Dec 2023
Flat6£113,30828 Jun 2024
Detached4£288,87531 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Higher Polsham Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
40, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 31 Jul 2026£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 9 Jan 2026£97,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 10 Nov 2025£368,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 31 Jan 2025£295,000 DetachedFreehold
47A, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 28 Jun 2024£147,500 FlatFreehold
49, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 10 Apr 2024£357,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 14 Dec 2023£188,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 30 Nov 2023£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 27 Oct 2023£135,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 22 Mar 2023£353,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 17 Nov 2022£201,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 11 Jul 2022£172,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 3 Feb 2022£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3A, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 26 May 2021£136,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 22 Apr 2021£255,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 18 Mar 2021£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, 63, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 12 Mar 2021£94,850 FlatLeasehold
57, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 18 Feb 2021£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 20 Jan 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 30 Nov 2020£115,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 20 May 2020£168,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 3 Dec 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 28 Nov 2019£262,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
47A, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 7 Jun 2019£95,000 FlatFreehold
38, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 30 May 2019£262,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 18 Mar 2019£222,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 5 Oct 2018£162,500 TerracedFreehold
41A, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 13 Aug 2018£123,500 TerracedFreehold
31, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 26 Jan 2018£175,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 21 Jun 2017£135,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 63, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SZ 9 Feb 2017£71,500 FlatLeasehold
20, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 18 Nov 2016£229,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 28 Jun 2016£318,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 30 Mar 2016£256,800 DetachedFreehold
34, Higher Polsham Road TQ3 2SY 8 Jan 2016£252,500 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
5, Higher Polsham Road £115,000 (Nov 2020) → £97,500 (Jan 2026) -15%
over 5 yrs
50, Higher Polsham Road £255,000 (Apr 2021) → £295,000 (Jan 2025) +16%
over 4 yrs
47A, Higher Polsham Road £95,000 (Jun 2019) → £147,500 (Jun 2024) +55%
over 5 yrs
37, Higher Polsham Road £135,000 (Jun 2017) → £188,000 (Dec 2023) +39%
over 6 yrs
2, Higher Polsham Road £256,800 (Mar 2016) → £353,000 (Mar 2023) +37%
over 7 yrs
Flat 3, 63, Higher Polsham Road £71,500 (Feb 2017) → £94,850 (Mar 2021) +33%
over 4 yrs
57, Higher Polsham Road £160,000 (Dec 2019) → £295,000 (Feb 2021) +84%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Higher Polsham Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oldway Primary School 598 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.0 mi
Preston Bridge School 61 pupils Other independent special school 6–19 Report 0.1 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic School 208 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Brunel School 64 pupils Academy special sponsor led 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Curledge Street Academy 439 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Michael's Church of England Academy 101 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Hayes School 340 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
Kings Ash Academy 293 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.9 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

  • Paignton station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Torre station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk
  • Paignton (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Goodrington (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Christ Church (N-bound, Torquay Road) 2 min walk
  • Primary School (SW-bound, Oldway Road) 2 min walk
  • Primary School (opp, Oldway Road) 2 min walk
  • Christ Church (SW-bound, Torquay Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Pembroke Medical Group
    Pembroke House, 266-276 Torquay Road, Paignton · 0.5 mi
  • Mayfield Medical Centre
    37 Totnes Road, Paignton · 0.5 mi
  • Corner Place Surgery
    46A Dartmouth Road, Paignton · 0.5 mi
  • Old Farm Surgery
    67 Foxhole Road, Paignton · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Paignton Torquay Road Local · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Paignton Express · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Palace Avenue · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Paignton · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Greentree Dental & Implant Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Ingrid Cubbon Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Quay Health (dental Surgery) · 0.3 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 4 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned62.9%62.5%
Private rented35.0%20.3%
Social rented2.0%17.1%
Households657

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.4%64.1%
Aged 65+19.3%18.6%
Residents1,520

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable97%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 Higher Polsham Road

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White97.3%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.4%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion48.5%43.2%
Christian41.2%48.5%
Not answered7.1%6.3%
Other religion2.2%0.7%
Muslim0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK93.8%92.9%
Born outside the UK6.2%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above25.5%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications19.7%17.3%
No qualifications17.8%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications15.8%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%11.7%
Apprenticeship6.6%7.4%
Other qualifications3.5%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health42.9%42.2%
Good health35.3%34.2%
Fair health15.8%16.2%
Bad health4.7%5.7%
Very bad health1.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household41.2%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household24.5%24.5%
No cars or vans in household23.4%23.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%8.9%

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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