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Museum Road, Torquay

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£310,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£235,338
25 sales
Price range
£88k – £435k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 May 2026
TQ1 1DW

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At a glance

House prices£310k average19% above the Torquay average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station20 min walkTorquay station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband90% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold54% leaseholdAcross 26 Land Registry sales Conservation areaYesTorquay Harbour Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildings13 within 200 mNearest: Torquay Museum, Grade II Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Museum Road, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £310,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £175,423. Average sale prices rose from £246,990 in 2017 to £310,000 in 2026 (+26%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 19% above the Torquay average of £261,025 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% flat, 36% terraced, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Museum Road range from £88,000 to £435,000. 46% of homes sold here were freehold and 54% leasehold. Of 187 streets in Torquay with at least two sales in the last year, Museum Road ranks 33rd for average price.

House prices on Museum Road compared

Museum Road£310,000
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

2017: £246,990 (5 sales)2017£247k2018: £186,667 (3 sales)2018£187k2019: £153,750 (2 sales)2019£154k2020: £230,500 (4 sales)2020£231k2021: £265,600 (5 sales)2021£266k2022: £206,000 (1 sales)2022£206k2023: £285,000 (1 sales)2023£285k2024: £110,000 (1 sales)2024£110k2026: £310,000 (3 sales)2026£310k

Tenure: 46% freehold and 54% leasehold across 26 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat13£175,42330 Apr 2026
Terraced9£279,21729 May 2026
Detached2£422,50026 Feb 2021
Semi-detached1£245,00031 Aug 2017

Sold prices on Museum Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 29 May 2026£280,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Brunswick Heights, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 30 Apr 2026£250,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 24 Apr 2026£400,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 30 Aug 2024£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Garage And Parking Space At, 2 Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 12 Apr 2024£15,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 2, Brunswick Heights, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 8 Nov 2023£285,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 20 Jul 2022£206,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 20 Jul 2021£265,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 7 Apr 2021£265,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Gairloch, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 5 Mar 2021£88,000 FlatLeasehold
Compass Cottage, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 26 Feb 2021£410,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 5 Jan 2021£300,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 27 Nov 2020£255,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 15 Oct 2020£251,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 21 Sep 2020£236,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 6 Mar 2020£179,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 22 Sep 2019£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 12 Jul 2019£152,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 13 Aug 2018£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Brunswick Heights, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 17 Jul 2018£280,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 27 Apr 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
8 Museum Way, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 31 Aug 2017£245,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
Harbour Heights, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 2 Aug 2017£435,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, Brunswick Heights, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 24 Jul 2017£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 14 Jun 2017£120,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Museum Road TQ1 1DW 11 May 2017£259,950 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
Flat 1, Brunswick Heights, Museum Road £175,000 (Jul 2017) → £250,000 (Apr 2026) +43%
over 9 yrs
44, Museum Road £259,950 (May 2017) → £400,000 (Apr 2026) +54%
over 9 yrs
Flat 10, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road £120,000 (Jun 2017) → £206,000 (Jul 2022) +72%
over 5 yrs
Flat 4, Kinlacey Court, Museum Road £130,000 (Aug 2018) → £179,000 (Mar 2020) +38%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Museum Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Warberry CofE Academy 368 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Ellacombe Church of England Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ilsham Church of England Academy 176 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School 193 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.9 mi
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Cockington Primary School 380 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.1 mi
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.3 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, tram & metro stations

  • Torquay station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Torre station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Paignton station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk
  • Paignton (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) 2.7 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ten Pin Bowling Alley (opp, Babbacombe Road) 2 min walk
  • Ten Pin Bowling Alley (outside, Torwood Street) 2 min walk
  • Museum (o/s, Babbacombe Road) 2 min walk
  • Museum (opp, Babbacombe Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 0.7 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.9 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 1.2 mi
  • Chelston Hall Surgery
    Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Torquay Torwood Street · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Torquay Fleet Street Express · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Torquay · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wellswood - Ilsham Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Torwood Street Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • 15 Park Hill Road Dental Pratice · 0.2 mi
  • Park Crescent House Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Park Hill Dental Surgery · 0.2 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.9%62.5%
Private rented45.3%20.3%
Social rented1.9%17.1%
Households908

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 157.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.4%64.1%
Aged 65+35.3%18.6%
Residents1,692

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)93%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)90%80%
Gigabit-capable90%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 Museum Road

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White95.4%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
Christian53%48.5%
No religion35.3%43.2%
Not answered7.7%6.3%
Muslim1.8%0.6%
Other religion1.1%0.7%
Hindu0.7%0.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK86.4%92.9%
Born outside the UK13.6%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above29.2%25.3%
No qualifications21.9%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%15.5%
Level 3 qualifications12.7%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%11.7%
Apprenticeship7.4%7.4%
Other qualifications3.3%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health37%42.2%
Good health32.7%34.2%
Fair health18.9%16.2%
Bad health9.1%5.7%
Very bad health2.4%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household49.9%43.3%
No cars or vans in household30.4%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household14.8%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5%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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Estate agents near Museum Road

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