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Melville Street, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Melville Street, Torquay · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/melville-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ2 5TA, TQ2 5SZ, TQ2 5SS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£107,500
21 sales
Price range
£62k – £223k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Mar 2024
TQ2 5SZ

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At a glance

House prices£108k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkTorquay station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband79% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% freeholdAcross 27 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 Melville Street, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Mar 2024. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £92,733. Average sale prices rose from £96,000 in 2016 to £173,750 in 2024 (+81%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 71% flat, 29% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Melville Street range from £62,000 to £222,500. 52% of homes sold here were freehold and 48% leasehold.

House prices on Melville Street compared

TQ2 postcode area£269,702
Torquay£261,025
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Melville Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all TQ2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £96,000 (3 sales)2016£96k2017: £98,750 (2 sales)2017£99k2018: £116,875 (4 sales)2018£117k2019: £64,000 (1 sales)2019£64k2020: £89,000 (1 sales)2020£89k2021: £106,750 (4 sales)2021£107k2022: £95,000 (1 sales)2022£95k2023: £94,000 (3 sales)2023£94k2024: £173,750 (2 sales)2024£174k

Tenure: 52% freehold and 48% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat15£92,73315 Mar 2024
Terraced6£144,41725 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Melville Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
24, Melville Street TQ2 5SZ 25 Mar 2024£222,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 15 Mar 2024£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Travis House, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 23 May 2023£62,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 22, Melville Street TQ2 5SZ 24 Jan 2023£110,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Melville Street TQ2 5SZ 18 Jan 2023£110,000 FlatFreehold
2A, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 13 Dec 2022£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 1, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 1 Oct 2021£110,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 10 Aug 2021£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 1, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 6 Aug 2021£102,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 26 Apr 2021£120,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 18 Oct 2020£190,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 1, 1, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 21 Aug 2020£89,000 FlatLeasehold
3A, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 25 Jun 2019£220,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 2, Travis House, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 11 Mar 2019£64,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 1, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 16 Oct 2018£95,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Melville Street TQ2 5SZ 31 Aug 2018£115,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 1, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 27 Jul 2018£85,000 FlatLeasehold
Melville House, Melville Street TQ2 5SS 27 Jun 2018£175,000 OtherFreehold
21, Melville Street TQ2 5SZ 2 Mar 2018£172,500 TerracedFreehold
1, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 5 Dec 2017£140,000 OtherFreehold
14, Melville Street TQ2 5SZ 3 Nov 2017£110,000 OtherFreehold
Ground Floor Flat, 3, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 6 Oct 2017£65,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Melville Street TQ2 5SZ 8 Sep 2017£132,500 TerracedFreehold
3A, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 5 Dec 2016£84,000 FlatFreehold
1, Coburg Cottages, Melville Street TQ2 5SX 1 Dec 2016£104,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Melville Street TQ2 5TA 26 Oct 2016£100,000 FlatLeasehold
St Lukes Scout Hall, Melville Street TQ2 5SS 8 Feb 2016£80,000 OtherFreehold

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
4, Melville Street £95,000 (Aug 2021) → £125,000 (Mar 2024) +32%
over 3 yrs
Flat 2, 1, Melville Street £95,000 (Oct 2018) → £102,000 (Aug 2021) +7%
over 3 yrs
Flat 1, 1, Melville Street £85,000 (Jul 2018) → £89,000 (Aug 2020) +5%
over 2 yrs
3A, Melville Street £84,000 (Dec 2016) → £220,000 (Jun 2019) +162%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Melville Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ellacombe Church of England Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Warberry CofE Academy 368 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Cockington Primary School 380 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School 193 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Ilsham Church of England Academy 176 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Torre Church of England Academy 310 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 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

  • Torquay station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Torre station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Paignton station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Abbey Road (o/s 18, Abbey Road) 1 min walk
  • Abbey Road (o/s 10, Abbey Road) 1 min walk
  • Fleet Street Roundabout (S-bound, Pimlico) 2 min walk
  • St. Lukes Road North (Outside Hovingham, St Lukes Road North) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 0.4 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.7 mi
  • Chelston Hall Surgery
    Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay · 0.8 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Torquay Fleet Street Express · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Torquay · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Torquay Torwood Street · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Torquay Lymington Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Wellbeing Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Torbay Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • My Dentist · 0.2 mi
  • South Devon Community Dental · 0.3 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 1 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
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned33.8%62.5%
Private rented62.2%20.3%
Social rented4.0%17.1%
Households1,111

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.8%64.1%
Aged 65+21.5%18.6%
Residents1,983

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)79%80%
Gigabit-capable79%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 Melville Street

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White92.3%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.5%
Other ethnic group1.6%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
Christian44.2%48.5%
No religion43.9%43.2%
Not answered7.4%6.3%
Muslim2.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.8%0.4%
Other religion0.7%0.7%
Hindu0.4%0.2%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK78%92.9%
Born outside the UK22%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above26.6%25.3%
No qualifications22.1%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications15.5%15.5%
Level 3 qualifications13.2%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%11.7%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.4%
Other qualifications3.9%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health38.1%42.2%
Good health33.7%34.2%
Fair health19%16.2%
Bad health7.4%5.7%
Very bad health1.8%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
No cars or vans in household46.2%23.2%
1 car or van in household43.5%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household7.8%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%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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