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Orchid Way, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Orchid Way, Torquay · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/orchid-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ2 8GW, TQ2 8GR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£71,167
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£106,078
20 sales
Price range
£58k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
TQ2 8GW

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At a glance

House prices£71k average73% below the Torquay average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkTorre station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband50% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold85% leaseholdAcross 20 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

20 property sales on Orchid Way, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £71,167. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £81,503. Average sale prices fell from £181,250 in 2017 to £68,500 in 2026 (-62%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 73% below the Torquay average of £261,025 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% flat, 15% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Orchid Way range from £58,000 to £290,000. 15% of homes sold here were freehold and 85% leasehold. Of 187 streets in Torquay with at least two sales in the last year, Orchid Way ranks 186th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Orchid Way compared

Orchid Way£71,167
TQ2 postcode area£269,702
Torquay£261,025
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all TQ2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £181,250 (2 sales)2017£181k2018: £114,000 (3 sales)2018£114k2019: £107,375 (2 sales)2019£107k2020: £62,400 (2 sales)2020£62k2022: £67,000 (2 sales)2022£67k2023: £92,500 (4 sales)2023£93k2025: £145,500 (3 sales)2025£146k2026: £68,500 (2 sales)2026£69k

Tenure: 15% freehold and 85% leasehold across 20 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat17£81,50317 Apr 2026
Terraced3£245,33315 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Orchid Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 14, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 17 Apr 2026£69,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 27 Feb 2026£68,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 29 Oct 2025£76,500 FlatLeasehold
8, Orchid Way TQ2 8GR 15 Sep 2025£290,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 8, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 19 Feb 2025£70,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 4 Aug 2023£68,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 5 Jul 2023£68,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 14, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 30 May 2023£167,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 3, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 12 May 2023£67,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 13 May 2022£68,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 30 Mar 2022£66,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 22 Jul 2020£64,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 9 Jan 2020£60,800 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 14 Nov 2019£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 22 Feb 2019£69,750 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 17 Dec 2018£58,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Orchid Way TQ2 8GR 9 Nov 2018£226,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 5, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 3 Sep 2018£58,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Orchid Way TQ2 8GR 3 Nov 2017£220,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 10, Cedar House, Orchid Way TQ2 8GW 13 Feb 2017£142,500 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
Apartment 14, Cedar House, Orchid Way £167,000 (May 2023) → £69,000 (Apr 2026) -59%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 1, Cedar House, Orchid Way £64,000 (Jul 2020) → £68,000 (Feb 2026) +6%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 9, Cedar House, Orchid Way £69,750 (Feb 2019) → £76,500 (Oct 2025) +10%
over 7 yrs
Apartment 4, Cedar House, Orchid Way £60,800 (Jan 2020) → £66,000 (Mar 2022) → £68,000 (Aug 2023) +12%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 2, Cedar House, Orchid Way £58,000 (Dec 2018) → £68,000 (May 2022) +17%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 10, Cedar House, Orchid Way £142,500 (Feb 2017) → £145,000 (Nov 2019) +2%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Orchid Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Lodestar Academy 38 pupils Academy alternative provision sponsor led 11–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Lift Barton Hill 568 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Torquay Academy 1,472 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
St Cuthbert Mayne School 1,001 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic/Church of England 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Watcombe Primary School 221 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Combe Pafford School 239 pupils Academy special converter 8–19 Report 0.8 mi
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School 241 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Margaret's Academy 382 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Torquay station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Newton Abbot station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Barton Hill Way (SE-bound, Barton Hill Way) 1 min walk
  • Ascension Way (E-bound, Beechfield Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Ascension Way (opp, Beechfield Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Cassiobury Way (opp, Browns Bridge Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 1.2 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 1.3 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 1.4 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Barton · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Barton Express · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar Hele Cross Service Station · 0.4 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Hele Torquay · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Barton Pharmacy Torquay · 0.2 mi
  • Barton Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Barton Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Barton Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Riviera 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 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 disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.4%62.5%
Private rented28.3%20.3%
Social rented19.2%17.1%
Households614

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.6%64.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.6%
Residents1,393

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)50%80%
Gigabit-capable50%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 Orchid Way

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White94%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion48.3%43.2%
Christian43.9%48.5%
Not answered5.5%6.3%
Muslim1.5%0.6%
Hindu0.4%0.2%
Other religion0.4%0.7%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK91.3%92.9%
Born outside the UK8.7%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above25.5%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%17.3%
No qualifications17.4%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications15.7%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%11.7%
Apprenticeship6.7%7.4%
Other qualifications2.1%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health44.6%42.2%
Good health33.8%34.2%
Fair health14.2%16.2%
Bad health5.2%5.7%
Very bad health2.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household44.9%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household25.8%24.5%
No cars or vans in household21.5%23.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%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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