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Lower Ellacombe Church Road, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lower Ellacombe Church Road, Torquay · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/lower-ellacombe-church-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ1 1JH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£191,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£168,644
24 sales
Price range
£95k – £253k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
TQ1 1JH

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At a glance

House prices£192k average27% below the Torquay average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station22 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold84% freeholdAcross 31 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

24 property sales on Lower Ellacombe Church Road, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £191,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £181,611. That is 27% below the Torquay average of £261,025 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% terraced, 21% flat, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Lower Ellacombe Church Road range from £95,000 to £253,000. 84% of homes sold here were freehold and 16% leasehold. Of 187 streets in Torquay with at least two sales in the last year, Lower Ellacombe Church Road ranks 132nd for average price.

House prices on Lower Ellacombe Church Road compared

Lower Ellacombe Church Road£191,667
TQ1 postcode area£255,281
Torquay£261,025
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all TQ1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £129,500 (1 sales)2016£130k2017: £106,750 (2 sales)2017£107k2018: £127,000 (1 sales)2018£127k2019: £180,000 (1 sales)2019£180k2020: £155,000 (1 sales)2020£155k2021: £148,833 (3 sales)2021£149k2022: £189,600 (5 sales)2022£190k2023: £239,950 (1 sales)2023£240k2024: £156,000 (3 sales)2024£156k2025: £195,000 (4 sales)2025£195k2026: £180,000 (2 sales)2026£180k

Tenure: 84% freehold and 16% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced18£181,61114 Aug 2026
Flat5£107,70010 Jul 2024
Detached1£239,95029 Mar 2023

Sold prices on Lower Ellacombe Church Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 14 Aug 2026£162,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 19 Jan 2026£197,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 17 Nov 2025£215,000 TerracedFreehold
Hop Cottage, 5, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 9 Oct 2025£190,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 4 Jul 2025£190,000 OtherFreehold
2, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 2 May 2025£175,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 20 Mar 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, Gable Park, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 10 Jul 2024£95,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 10 Apr 2024£143,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 15 Feb 2024£230,000 TerracedFreehold
Parkside, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 29 Mar 2023£239,950 DetachedFreehold
1, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 13 Mar 2023£185,000 OtherFreehold
9A, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 8 Aug 2022£253,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Gable Park, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 16 May 2022£100,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 12 May 2022£230,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 13 Apr 2022£185,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 21 Feb 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Century House, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 22 Oct 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 27 Sep 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 17 Sep 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
16A, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 3 Sep 2021£106,500 TerracedFreehold
24, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 27 Nov 2020£180,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 22 Oct 2020£155,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 22 Jan 2020£122,000 TerracedFreehold
24A, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 10 Dec 2019£152,000 TerracedFreehold
9A, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 22 Jul 2019£180,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 31 Aug 2018£127,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Century House, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 14 Jul 2017£115,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 10 May 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, Gable Park, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 31 Jan 2017£98,500 FlatLeasehold
16A, Lower Ellacombe Church Road TQ1 1JH 3 May 2016£129,500 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
29, Lower Ellacombe Church Road £230,000 (May 2022) → £215,000 (Nov 2025) -7%
over 4 yrs
9A, Lower Ellacombe Church Road £180,000 (Jul 2019) → £253,000 (Aug 2022) +41%
over 3 yrs
Flat 1, Century House, Lower Ellacombe Church Road £115,000 (Jul 2017) → £130,000 (Oct 2021) +13%
over 4 yrs
16A, Lower Ellacombe Church Road £129,500 (May 2016) → £106,500 (Sep 2021) -18%
over 5 yrs
24, Lower Ellacombe Church Road £127,000 (Aug 2018) → £180,000 (Nov 2020) +42%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Lower Ellacombe Church Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ellacombe Church of England Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Warberry CofE Academy 368 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School 193 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Ilsham Church of England Academy 176 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Abbey School 128 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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 stations

  • Torre station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Paignton station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hoxton Road (S-bound, Hoxton Road) 2 min walk
  • Hoxton Road (N-bound, Hoxton Road) 2 min walk
  • Ben Venue Close (SE-bound, Middle Warberry Road) 4 min walk
  • Ellacombe Green (SW-bound, Princes Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.4 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 0.7 mi
  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Torquay · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Torquay Fleet Street Express · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Torquay Lymington Express · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Plainmoor · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Torbay Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • My Dentist · 0.4 mi
  • South Devon Community Dental · 0.6 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 skills3 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
Owned53.3%62.5%
Private rented44.0%20.3%
Social rented2.7%17.1%
Households662

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.9%64.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.6%
Residents1,489

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 Lower Ellacombe Church Road

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White96.6%96.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion52.6%43.2%
Christian40.2%48.5%
Not answered5.2%6.3%
Buddhist0.9%0.4%
Other religion0.6%0.7%
Muslim0.3%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK92.8%92.9%
Born outside the UK7.2%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above22.5%25.3%
No qualifications20.2%19.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.7%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications16.5%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%11.7%
Apprenticeship7%7.4%
Other qualifications2.1%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health44.2%42.2%
Good health32.8%34.2%
Fair health14.6%16.2%
Bad health6.9%5.7%
Very bad health1.4%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household44.3%43.3%
No cars or vans in household28.2%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household22.3%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%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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