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Lower Shirburn Road, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lower Shirburn Road, Torquay · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/lower-shirburn-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ1 3ET.

Average price (last 12 months)
£226,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£181,476
21 sales
Price range
£95k – £278k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Sep 2026
TQ1 3ET

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At a glance

House prices£226k average13% below the Torquay average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold70% freeholdAcross 23 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

21 property sales on Lower Shirburn Road, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £226,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £200,833. Average sale prices rose from £135,500 in 2016 to £226,000 in 2026 (+67%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 13% below the Torquay average of £261,025 over the same period. 7 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 57% terraced, 29% flat, 14% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Lower Shirburn Road range from £95,000 to £278,000. 70% of homes sold here were freehold and 30% leasehold. Of 187 streets in Torquay with at least two sales in the last year, Lower Shirburn Road ranks 98th for average price.

House prices on Lower Shirburn Road compared

Lower Shirburn Road£226,000
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: £135,500 (4 sales)2016£136k2017: £176,500 (4 sales)2017£177k2018: £160,500 (2 sales)2018£161k2019: £233,750 (2 sales)2019£234k2020: £95,000 (1 sales)2020£95k2021: £173,250 (2 sales)2021£173k2022: £171,500 (2 sales)2022£172k2023: £260,000 (1 sales)2023£260k2024: £278,000 (1 sales)2024£278k2026: £226,000 (2 sales)2026£226k

Tenure: 70% freehold and 30% leasehold across 23 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£200,83310 Sep 2026
Flat6£115,58316 Sep 2022
Semi-detached3£235,83329 Mar 2019

Sold prices on Lower Shirburn Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 10 Sep 2026£192,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 29 Jul 2026£260,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 19 Jun 2024£278,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 3 May 2023£260,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 28 Oct 2022£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, 7, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 16 Sep 2022£111,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 20 May 2022£232,000 TerracedFreehold
1B, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 27 Sep 2021£149,500 FlatLeasehold
11, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 7 Apr 2021£197,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, 7, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 3 Feb 2020£95,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 29 Mar 2019£227,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24A, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 26 Mar 2019£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 15 Oct 2018£185,000 TerracedFreehold
1A, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 5 Feb 2018£136,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 8 Dec 2017£173,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 6 Oct 2017£133,000 TerracedFreehold
24A, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 1 Aug 2017£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 5, 7, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 29 Jun 2017£104,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 9 Jun 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
1B, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 29 Jul 2016£107,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 12 Feb 2016£175,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 26 Jan 2016£165,000 TerracedFreehold
Garden Cottage, Lower Shirburn Road TQ1 3ET 8 Jan 2016£95,000 FlatLeasehold

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
25, Lower Shirburn Road £165,000 (Jan 2016) → £173,000 (Dec 2017) → £260,000 (Jul 2026) +58%
over 11 yrs
11, Lower Shirburn Road £197,000 (Apr 2021) → £260,000 (May 2023) +32%
over 2 yrs
19, Lower Shirburn Road £175,000 (Feb 2016) → £232,000 (May 2022) +33%
over 6 yrs
1B, Lower Shirburn Road £107,000 (Jul 2016) → £149,500 (Sep 2021) +40%
over 5 yrs
Flat 5, 7, Lower Shirburn Road £104,000 (Jun 2017) → £95,000 (Feb 2020) -9%
over 3 yrs
24A, Lower Shirburn Road £240,000 (Aug 2017) → £240,000 (Mar 2019) +0%
over 2 yrs
2, Lower Shirburn Road £160,000 (Jun 2017) → £185,000 (Oct 2018) +16%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Lower Shirburn Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Ellacombe Church of England Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Margaret's Academy 382 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Torre Church of England Academy 310 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Torquay Academy 1,472 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 107 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 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 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Paignton station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hatfield Cross (N-bound, Saint Marychurch Road) 2 min walk
  • Lynway Court (o/s, St Marychurch Road) 2 min walk
  • Bronshill Road (o/s, Bronshill Road) 2 min walk
  • Hatfield Road (nr, St Marychurch Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.2 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 0.7 mi
  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Wellbeing Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • South Devon Community Dental · 0.5 mi
  • My Dentist · 0.5 mi
  • Unit 2-3 St. Marychurch Court · 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 3 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 skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 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
Owned61.4%62.5%
Private rented35.2%20.3%
Social rented3.4%17.1%
Households651

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%64.1%
Aged 65+13.2%18.6%
Residents1,600

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Shirburn Road

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White95.2%96.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%1.6%
Other ethnic group1.3%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion52.4%43.2%
Christian41.6%48.5%
Not answered3.9%6.3%
Other religion0.7%0.7%
Muslim0.6%0.6%
Sikh0.4%–
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above22.6%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications19.5%17.3%
No qualifications19.4%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%11.7%
Apprenticeship7.8%7.4%
Other qualifications2.6%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health46.8%42.2%
Good health36.3%34.2%
Fair health11.4%16.2%
Bad health4.1%5.7%
Very bad health1.4%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household47.9%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household23.2%24.5%
No cars or vans in household21.6%23.2%
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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