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Main Avenue, Torquay

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ1 4JG, TQ1 4JQ, TQ1 4HZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£230,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£194,123
28 sales
Price range
£116k – £253k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Nov 2025
TQ1 4HZ

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At a glance

House prices£230k average12% below the Torquay average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station17 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

28 property sales on Main Avenue, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £230,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £191,793. Average sale prices rose from £157,317 in 2016 to £230,000 in 2025 (+46%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 12% below the Torquay average of £261,025 over the same period. 3 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 79% terraced, 18% semi-detached, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Main Avenue range from £116,000 to £253,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 187 streets in Torquay with at least two sales in the last year, Main Avenue ranks 93rd for average price.

House prices on Main Avenue compared

Main Avenue£230,000
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: £157,317 (3 sales)2016£157k2017: £170,000 (2 sales)2017£170k2018: £139,500 (2 sales)2018£140k2019: £183,250 (4 sales)2019£183k2020: £175,000 (1 sales)2020£175k2021: £190,667 (6 sales)2021£191k2022: £226,250 (2 sales)2022£226k2023: £247,500 (2 sales)2023£248k2024: £221,250 (4 sales)2024£221k2025: £230,000 (2 sales)2025£230k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£191,7934 Nov 2025
Semi-detached5£207,20030 Oct 2025
Detached1£180,00030 Nov 2016

Sold prices on Main Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Main Avenue TQ1 4HZ 4 Nov 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 30 Oct 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Main Avenue TQ1 4HZ 15 Jul 2024£230,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 21 Jun 2024£210,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 21 May 2024£192,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 8 Mar 2024£89,500 OtherFreehold
88, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 12 Jan 2024£253,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Main Avenue TQ1 4HZ 26 May 2023£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 12 Apr 2023£245,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 28 Oct 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Main Avenue TQ1 4HZ 27 Jun 2022£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 1 Feb 2022£232,500 TerracedFreehold
84, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 30 Jul 2021£157,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 29 Jun 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 21 May 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
74, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 23 Apr 2021£190,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 21 Apr 2021£183,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 25 Feb 2021£194,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 5 Aug 2020£175,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 31 Oct 2019£175,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Main Avenue TQ1 4HZ 26 Sep 2019£170,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 7 May 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 11 Apr 2019£158,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 24 Oct 2018£143,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 5 Jul 2018£116,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 3 May 2018£163,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Main Avenue TQ1 4JQ 5 Oct 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 23 Jun 2017£165,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 30 Nov 2016£180,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 31 Mar 2016£152,950 TerracedFreehold
66, Main Avenue TQ1 4JG 8 Mar 2016£139,000 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
19, Main Avenue £170,000 (Sep 2019) → £230,000 (Jul 2024) +35%
over 5 yrs
13, Main Avenue £120,000 (Jun 2022) → £250,000 (May 2023) +108%
over under a year
48, Main Avenue £152,950 (Mar 2016) → £163,000 (May 2018) → £220,000 (Oct 2022) +44%
over 7 yrs

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Schools near Main Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Margaret's Academy 382 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 107 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Cuthbert Mayne School 1,001 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic/Church of England 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Abbey School 128 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School 241 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 · 17 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Paignton station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • West Hill Cross (SW-bound, Chatto Road) 1 min walk
  • West Hill Cross (NE-bound, Chatto Road) 1 min walk
  • Homestead Road (opp, Chatto Road) 1 min walk
  • Chatto Road (NE-bound, Chatto Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.4 mi
  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 0.5 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Unit 2-3 St. Marychurch Court · 0.4 mi
  • Barton Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • South Devon Community Dental · 0.9 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 5 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.4%62.5%
Private rented24.1%20.3%
Social rented2.3%17.1%
Households527

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+17.7%18.6%
Residents1,354

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 Main Avenue

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White96.3%96.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion47.3%43.2%
Christian45.4%48.5%
Not answered5.8%6.3%
Buddhist0.7%0.4%
Sikh0.5%–
Other religion0.2%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Muslim0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK93.7%92.9%
Born outside the UK6.3%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above21.2%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications20.6%17.3%
No qualifications19.8%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications17.2%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%11.7%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.4%
Other qualifications1.7%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health48.3%42.2%
Good health33.8%34.2%
Fair health12.5%16.2%
Bad health4.1%5.7%
Very bad health1.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household46.3%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household29.5%24.5%
No cars or vans in household14.5%23.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%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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