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Drake Avenue, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Drake Avenue, Torquay · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/drake-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ2 6JL, TQ2 6JN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£342,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£247,942
26 sales
Price range
£120k – £425k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Jun 2026
TQ2 6JN

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At a glance

House prices£343k average31% above the Torquay average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold92% freeholdAcross 26 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

26 property sales on Drake Avenue, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £342,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £278,500. Average sale prices rose from £236,000 in 2016 to £342,500 in 2026 (+45%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 31% above the Torquay average of £261,025 over the same period. 4 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 50% semi-detached, 27% flat, 23% detached. Recorded sale prices on Drake Avenue range from £120,000 to £425,000. 92% of homes sold here were freehold and 8% leasehold. Of 187 streets in Torquay with at least two sales in the last year, Drake Avenue ranks 24th for average price.

House prices on Drake Avenue compared

Drake Avenue£342,500
TQ2 postcode area£269,702
Torquay£261,025
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all TQ2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £236,000 (3 sales)2016£236k2017: £229,375 (4 sales)2017£229k2018: £257,667 (3 sales)2018£258k2019: £255,000 (1 sales)2019£255k2020: £165,000 (2 sales)2020£165k2021: £269,000 (2 sales)2021£269k2022: £283,000 (5 sales)2022£283k2023: £210,000 (3 sales)2023£210k2025: £195,000 (1 sales)2025£195k2026: £342,500 (2 sales)2026£343k

Tenure: 92% freehold and 8% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£278,5004 Jun 2026
Flat7£171,42913 Feb 2025
Detached6£271,00017 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Drake Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
50, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JN 4 Jun 2026£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JN 17 Feb 2026£350,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 13 Feb 2025£195,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 4 Oct 2023£180,000 FlatFreehold
35, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 19 May 2023£180,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JN 12 Jan 2023£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 4 Oct 2022£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 4 Oct 2022£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JN 22 Sep 2022£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 26 May 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 27 Jan 2022£180,000 FlatFreehold
42, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JN 28 Jun 2021£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 22 Feb 2021£298,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 26 Mar 2020£120,000 FlatFreehold
13, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 20 Mar 2020£210,000 FlatFreehold
6, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 16 Oct 2019£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 28 Nov 2018£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 23 Nov 2018£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JN 20 Sep 2018£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 22 Nov 2017£242,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
32A, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 28 Jul 2017£280,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 19 May 2017£135,000 FlatFreehold
32, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 10 Mar 2017£260,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 31 Oct 2016£199,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JL 7 Oct 2016£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Drake Avenue TQ2 6JN 30 Mar 2016£239,000 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
24, Drake Avenue £250,000 (Nov 2018) → £425,000 (Oct 2022) +70%
over 4 yrs
29, Drake Avenue £135,000 (May 2017) → £180,000 (Jan 2022) +33%
over 5 yrs
32, Drake Avenue £260,000 (Mar 2017) → £298,000 (Feb 2021) +15%
over 4 yrs
6, Drake Avenue £245,000 (Nov 2018) → £255,000 (Oct 2019) +4%
over under a year

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Schools near Drake Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sherwell Valley Primary School 694 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Torquay Boys' Grammar School 1,087 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School 145 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Torquay Girls' Grammar School 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Shiphay Learning Academy 373 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Cockington Primary School 380 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Torre Church of England Academy 310 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Torquay Academy 1,472 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.1 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 stations

  • Torre station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Paignton station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Drake Avenue (N-bound, Drake Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Nut Bush Lane 73 (o/s 73, Nut Bush Lane) 2 min walk
  • Sherwell Valley Road (o/s 187, Sherwell Valley Road) 3 min walk
  • Markham Plantation (S-bound, Sherwell Valley Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chelston Hall Surgery
    Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay · 0.9 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 1.2 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 1.5 mi
  • Pembroke Medical Group
    Pembroke House, 266-276 Torquay Road, Paignton · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Sherwell Valley Road · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shiphay · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Torquay Supermarket · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chelston - Torquay · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Sherwell Valley Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Shiphay Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Dowricks Chemist Of Chelston Hall · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Ocean Orthodontic Clinic · 0.5 mi
  • Shiphay Dental & Torbay Implant · 0.6 mi
  • Millbrook Villas Dental Practce · 0.8 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.2%62.5%
Private rented13.8%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households602

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.8%64.1%
Aged 65+22.8%18.6%
Residents1,511

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 Drake Avenue

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White95.8%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereTorbay
Christian50.6%48.5%
No religion39.7%43.2%
Not answered7.7%6.3%
Muslim1%0.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.4%
Other religion0.3%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK94.7%92.9%
Born outside the UK5.3%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above29.8%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications20.1%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications16.7%15.5%
No qualifications12.1%19.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%11.7%
Apprenticeship7.6%7.4%
Other qualifications2%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health50.6%42.2%
Good health34.7%34.2%
Fair health10.3%16.2%
Bad health3.7%5.7%
Very bad health0.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household41.5%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household35.7%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household13%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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