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Empire Road, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Empire Road, Torquay · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/empire-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ1 4LA, TQ1 4LE, TQ1 4LF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£280,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£192,121
35 sales
Price range
£110k – £320k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jul 2026
TQ1 4LF

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At a glance

House prices£192k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

35 property sales on Empire Road, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £280,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £182,870. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 71% terraced, 29% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Empire Road range from £110,000 to £320,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Empire Road compared

TQ1 postcode area£255,281
Torquay£261,025
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Empire Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all TQ1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £154,417 (6 sales)2016£154k2017: £165,000 (2 sales)2017£165k2018: £155,333 (6 sales)2018£155k2019: £181,000 (3 sales)2019£181k2020: £217,500 (2 sales)2020£218k2021: £198,821 (7 sales)2021£199k2022: £235,000 (2 sales)2022£235k2023: £213,667 (3 sales)2023£214k2024: £258,333 (3 sales)2024£258k2026: £280,000 (1 sales)2026£280k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced25£182,87023 Aug 2024
Semi-detached10£215,25015 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Empire Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
51, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 15 Jul 2026£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 6 Dec 2024£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 23 Aug 2024£320,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 21 Jun 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 15 Dec 2023£242,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 1 Aug 2023£210,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 30 May 2023£188,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 9 Dec 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 15 Sep 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 19 Aug 2021£160,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Empire Court, Empire Road TQ1 4LB 18 Jun 2021£156,750 TerracedFreehold
11, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 10 Jun 2021£215,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 8 Jun 2021£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 7 Jun 2021£232,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 10 Mar 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 5 Feb 2021£233,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 22 Sep 2020£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 24 Apr 2020£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 22 Jul 2019£180,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 27 Jun 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 18 Apr 2019£168,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 20 Aug 2018£158,500 TerracedFreehold
80, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 17 Aug 2018£190,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 27 Jun 2018£155,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 4 May 2018£162,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 20 Feb 2018£110,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 19 Feb 2018£156,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 24 Nov 2017£164,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 23 Jun 2017£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 7 Nov 2016£151,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Empire Road TQ1 4LF 14 Oct 2016£168,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 30 Jun 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Empire Road TQ1 4LE 28 Jun 2016£165,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 3 Jun 2016£145,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Empire Road TQ1 4LA 7 Jan 2016£147,000 TerracedFreehold

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
27, Empire Road £185,000 (Mar 2021) → £250,000 (Jun 2024) +35%
over 3 yrs
22, Empire Road £147,000 (Jan 2016) → £250,000 (Dec 2022) +70%
over 7 yrs
6, Empire Road £110,000 (Feb 2018) → £168,000 (Apr 2019) +53%
over 1 yr
9, Empire Road £150,000 (Jun 2016) → £158,500 (Aug 2018) +6%
over 2 yrs
7, Empire Road £145,000 (Jun 2016) → £156,000 (Feb 2018) +8%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Empire Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Margaret's Academy 382 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 107 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Abbey School 128 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Cuthbert Mayne School 1,001 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic/Church of England 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Ellacombe Church of England Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.5 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Paignton station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chatto Road (NE-bound, Chatto Road) 1 min walk
  • Homestead Road (opp, Chatto Road) 2 min walk
  • Dower Road (opp, Chatto Road) 2 min walk
  • Shops (o/s, St Marychurch Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.3 mi
  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Torquay St Marychurch Road · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Plainmoor · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Lymington Road · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Teignmouth Rd Esso Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.2 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Unit 2-3 St. Marychurch Court · 0.4 mi
  • My Dentist · 0.8 mi
  • South Devon Community Dental · 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 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 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
Owned52.8%62.5%
Private rented27.5%20.3%
Social rented19.7%17.1%
Households527

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.5%64.1%
Aged 65+13.8%18.6%
Residents1,359

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 Empire Road

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White94.6%96.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%1.5%
Other ethnic group1.5%0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion49.6%43.2%
Christian41.2%48.5%
Not answered7.1%6.3%
Muslim0.8%0.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.4%
Other religion0.5%0.7%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK92.9%92.9%
Born outside the UK7.1%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
No qualifications21.2%19.8%
Level 3 qualifications18.6%17.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above18.3%25.3%
Level 2 qualifications17.1%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.5%11.7%
Apprenticeship6.8%7.4%
Other qualifications3.5%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health48.2%42.2%
Good health30.9%34.2%
Fair health14.4%16.2%
Bad health5.4%5.7%
Very bad health1.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household40.4%43.3%
No cars or vans in household29.4%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household22.8%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%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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