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Orchard Road, Hele, Torquay

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ2 7PT, TQ2 7PW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£165,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£122,857
14 sales
Price range
£90k – £165k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
TQ2 7PT

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At a glance

House prices£123k 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 station17 min walkTorre station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold91% freeholdAcross 22 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

14 property sales on Orchard Road, Hele, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £165,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £128,182. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 79% terraced, 14% flat, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Orchard Road range from £90,000 to £165,000. 91% of homes sold here were freehold and 9% leasehold.

House prices on Orchard Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Orchard Road 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: £110,000 (1 sales)2016£110k2017: £102,667 (3 sales)2017£103k2018: £95,000 (1 sales)2018£95k2020: £114,000 (1 sales)2020£114k2021: £130,667 (3 sales)2021£131k2022: £146,000 (1 sales)2022£146k2023: £117,500 (2 sales)2023£118k2025: £155,000 (1 sales)2025£155k2026: £165,000 (1 sales)2026£165k

Tenure: 91% freehold and 9% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£128,18224 Jul 2026
Flat2£100,00028 Apr 2023
Semi-detached1£110,00020 Dec 2016

Sold prices on Orchard Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
40, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 24 Jul 2026£165,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 27 Aug 2025£155,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 7 Jul 2023£130,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Orchard Mews, Orchard Road TQ2 7PW 28 Apr 2023£105,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 30 Aug 2022£136,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 1 Jun 2022£146,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 14 Apr 2022£130,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 13 Jan 2022£102,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 2 Jul 2021£125,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 25 Jun 2021£132,500 TerracedFreehold
18, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 28 May 2021£134,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 2 Nov 2020£100,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 6 May 2020£114,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Orchard Mews, Orchard Road TQ2 7PW 3 Dec 2018£200 OtherFreehold
Flat 1, Orchard Mews, Orchard Road TQ2 7PW 12 Oct 2018£95,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 15 Jun 2018£118,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 15 Dec 2017£95,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 27 Sep 2017£90,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 27 Jul 2017£123,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 5 Jun 2017£108,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 20 Dec 2016£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Orchard Road TQ2 7PT 31 Mar 2016£77,500 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
40, Orchard Road £130,000 (Jul 2023) → £165,000 (Jul 2026) +27%
over 3 yrs
32, Orchard Road £114,000 (May 2020) → £155,000 (Aug 2025) +36%
over 5 yrs
Flat 1, Orchard Mews, Orchard Road £95,000 (Oct 2018) → £105,000 (Apr 2023) +11%
over 5 yrs
7, Orchard Road £118,000 (Jun 2018) → £125,500 (Jul 2021) +6%
over 3 yrs
18, Orchard Road £123,000 (Jul 2017) → £134,000 (May 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs
3, Orchard Road £77,500 (Mar 2016) → £110,000 (Dec 2016) +42%
over under a year

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Schools near Orchard Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lift Barton Hill 568 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Torquay Academy 1,472 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
The Lodestar Academy 38 pupils Academy alternative provision sponsor led 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Cuthbert Mayne School 1,001 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic/Church of England 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
St Margaret's Academy 382 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 107 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Torre Church of England Academy 310 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 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 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Paignton station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hele Village (NW-bound, Hele Road) 1 min walk
  • Hele Village (SE-bound, Hele Road) 1 min walk
  • Hele Cross (W-bound, Hele Road) 1 min walk
  • Hele Cross (E-bound, Hele Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.8 mi
  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 0.9 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 1.0 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Hele Torquay · 0.1 mi
  • Spar Spar Hele Cross Service Station · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Teignmouth Rd Esso Express · 0.2 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Torquay · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Barton Pharmacy Torquay · 0.2 mi
  • Barton Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Watcombe Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Barton Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Riviera Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Barton Dental Surgery · 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 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 skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned42.5%62.5%
Private rented21.8%20.3%
Social rented35.2%17.1%
Households628

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.9%64.1%
Aged 65+15.2%18.6%
Residents1,473

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 Orchard Road

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White93.4%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion51.2%43.2%
Christian40.1%48.5%
Not answered6.5%6.3%
Other religion1.2%0.7%
Muslim0.8%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Hindu0%0.2%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK89.8%92.9%
Born outside the UK10.2%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
No qualifications25%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications19%15.5%
Level 4 qualifications and above16.6%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.7%11.7%
Apprenticeship5.9%7.4%
Other qualifications2.4%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health39.2%42.2%
Good health31.6%34.2%
Fair health18.5%16.2%
Bad health8.6%5.7%
Very bad health2.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household43.5%43.3%
No cars or vans in household35.9%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household14.7%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%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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