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Merritt Road, Paignton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merritt Road, Paignton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/paignton-torbay/merritt-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ3 3RR, TQ3 3RW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£58,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£64,125
20 sales
Price range
£39k – £89k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Jun 2026
TQ3 3RR

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At a glance

House prices£64k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkPaignton station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% freeholdAcross 24 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

20 property sales on Merritt Road, Paignton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £58,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £64,125. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 0 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Merritt Road range from £39,000 to £89,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold.

House prices on Merritt Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Merritt Road 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: £65,667 (3 sales)2016£66k2017: £76,500 (1 sales)2017£77k2019: £57,400 (5 sales)2019£57k2020: £80,000 (1 sales)2020£80k2021: £68,333 (3 sales)2021£68k2022: £42,000 (1 sales)2022£42k2023: £76,000 (3 sales)2023£76k2025: £54,500 (2 sales)2025£55k2026: £58,000 (1 sales)2026£58k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat20£64,12519 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Merritt Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 19 Jun 2026£58,000 FlatFreehold
34, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 25 Jul 2025£70,000 FlatFreehold
8, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RW 4 Jul 2025£39,000 FlatFreehold
17, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RW 29 May 2025£100,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 6 Nov 2023£83,000 FlatFreehold
21, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 17 Apr 2023£56,000 FlatFreehold
37, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 9 Mar 2023£89,000 FlatFreehold
36, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 25 Apr 2022£42,000 FlatFreehold
18, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RW 14 Dec 2021£75,000 FlatFreehold
45, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 31 Aug 2021£65,000 FlatFreehold
19, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 5 Jul 2021£71,000 FlatFreehold
20, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 25 Jun 2021£69,000 FlatFreehold
24, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 5 May 2021£67,000 OtherFreehold
8, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RW 5 Aug 2020£80,000 FlatFreehold
33, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 8 Nov 2019£56,000 FlatFreehold
35, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 11 Oct 2019£48,000 FlatFreehold
32, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 16 Aug 2019£50,000 FlatFreehold
8, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RW 22 Jan 2019£70,000 FlatFreehold
27, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 8 Jan 2019£63,000 FlatFreehold
27, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 15 Nov 2018£34,000 FlatFreehold
8, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RW 23 Jun 2017£76,500 FlatFreehold
27, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 28 Nov 2016£68,500 FlatFreehold
12, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RW 11 Apr 2016£55,000 FlatFreehold
40, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road TQ3 3RR 19 Feb 2016£73,500 FlatFreehold

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
8, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road £76,500 (Jun 2017) → £70,000 (Jan 2019) → £80,000 (Aug 2020) → £39,000 (Jul 2025) -49%
over 8 yrs
27, Merritt Flats, Merritt Road £68,500 (Nov 2016) → £34,000 (Nov 2018) → £63,000 (Jan 2019) -8%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Merritt Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hayes School 340 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Michael's Church of England Academy 101 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Curledge Street Academy 439 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Paignton Academy 1,568 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic School 208 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Cambian Devon School 25 pupils Other independent special school 10–16 Report 0.8 mi
Oldway Primary School 598 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Preston Bridge School 61 pupils Other independent special school 6–19 Report 0.8 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 · 11 min walk
  • Torquay station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
  • Torre station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Paignton (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Goodrington (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) 0.7 mi · 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hayes Road (SW-bound, Hayes Road) 1 min walk
  • The Gurneys (NE-bound, Totnes Road) 1 min walk
  • Hayes Road (before, Hayes Road) 1 min walk
  • Devonport Arms (E-bound, Hayes Road) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mayfield Medical Centre
    37 Totnes Road, Paignton · 0.3 mi
  • Corner Place Surgery
    46A Dartmouth Road, Paignton · 0.4 mi
  • Old Farm Surgery
    67 Foxhole Road, Paignton · 0.7 mi
  • Pembroke Medical Group
    Pembroke House, 266-276 Torquay Road, Paignton · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Palace Avenue · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Paignton Express · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Paignton · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Paignton · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mayfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Elmsleigh Park Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • St Margarets · 0.4 mi
  • Midvale Clinic · 0.4 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.8%62.5%
Private rented32.3%20.3%
Social rented12.9%17.1%
Households595

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.1%64.1%
Aged 65+17.0%18.6%
Residents1,348

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable92%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 Merritt Road

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White94.6%96.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.4%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion53.9%43.2%
Christian38.2%48.5%
Not answered6.5%6.3%
Other religion0.7%0.7%
Muslim0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK92.4%92.9%
Born outside the UK7.6%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
No qualifications23.3%19.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.3%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications17.7%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.3%11.7%
Apprenticeship6.1%7.4%
Other qualifications1.5%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health45.2%42.2%
Good health31.4%34.2%
Fair health14.1%16.2%
Bad health7.5%5.7%
Very bad health1.8%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household45.5%43.3%
No cars or vans in household31.3%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household19%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%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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