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Portland Road, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Portland Road, Torquay · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/portland-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ1 3NB, TQ1 3LL.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£155,050
20 sales
Price range
£95k – £245k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Oct 2024
TQ1 3NB

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At a glance

House prices£155k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkTorre station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold60% 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 Portland Road, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 11 Oct 2024. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £118,625. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% flat, 35% terraced, 5% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Portland Road range from £95,000 to £245,000. 40% of homes sold here were freehold and 60% leasehold.

House prices on Portland Road compared

TQ1 postcode area£255,281
Torquay£261,025
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Portland Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all TQ1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £103,000 (1 sales)2016£103k2017: £206,667 (3 sales)2017£207k2018: £158,000 (4 sales)2018£158k2019: £150,750 (4 sales)2019£151k2020: £142,500 (1 sales)2020£143k2021: £170,000 (2 sales)2021£170k2023: £111,250 (2 sales)2023£111k2024: £146,000 (3 sales)2024£146k

Tenure: 40% freehold and 60% leasehold across 20 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat12£118,62511 Oct 2024
Terraced7£211,07122 May 2024
Semi-detached1£200,00019 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Portland Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 14, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 11 Oct 2024£103,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 6 Aug 2024£115,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Portland Road TQ1 3LL 22 May 2024£220,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 9, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 17 Nov 2023£102,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 17 Feb 2023£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 16 Apr 2021£140,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Portland Road TQ1 3LL 19 Mar 2021£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 12, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 16 Oct 2020£142,500 FlatLeasehold
24, Portland Road TQ1 3LL 5 Dec 2019£234,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 17, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 11 Nov 2019£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 30 Jul 2019£137,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 31 Jan 2019£136,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Portland Road TQ1 3LL 27 Sep 2018£220,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 14, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 8 Aug 2018£95,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Portland Road TQ1 3LL 29 May 2018£183,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 29 Mar 2018£134,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Portland Road TQ1 3LL 11 Sep 2017£245,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Portland Road TQ1 3LL 22 Mar 2017£180,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Portland Road TQ1 3LL 10 Mar 2017£195,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 12, Portland Court, Portland Road TQ1 3NB 12 Aug 2016£103,000 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
Flat 14, Portland Court, Portland Road £95,000 (Aug 2018) → £103,000 (Oct 2024) +8%
over 6 yrs
4, Portland Road £195,000 (Mar 2017) → £220,000 (May 2024) +13%
over 7 yrs
Flat 2, Portland Court, Portland Road £134,000 (Mar 2018) → £140,000 (Apr 2021) +4%
over 3 yrs
Flat 12, Portland Court, Portland Road £103,000 (Aug 2016) → £142,500 (Oct 2020) +38%
over 4 yrs
24, Portland Road £180,000 (Mar 2017) → £234,500 (Dec 2019) +30%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Portland Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School 193 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Abbey School 128 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 107 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Margaret's Academy 382 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School 241 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Warberry CofE Academy 368 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.7 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 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Paignton station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Garage (o/s, Babbacombe Road) 1 min walk
  • Shops (NW-bound, Babbacombe Road) 1 min walk
  • Babbacombe Hotel (NW-bound, Babbacombe Downs Road) 1 min walk
  • Shops (Outside 82, Babbacombe Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 0.1 mi
  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 0.4 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.7 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Torquay Babbacombe Rd Express · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Torquay St Marychurch Road Local · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St Marychurch · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Plainmoor · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Babbacombe Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Unit 2-3 St. Marychurch Court · 0.4 mi
  • Wellswood And Babbacombe Dental Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • My Dentist · 1.0 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.2%62.5%
Private rented35.3%20.3%
Social rented4.6%17.1%
Households811

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 158.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6447.1%64.1%
Aged 65+44.6%18.6%
Residents1,528

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 Portland Road

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White97.5%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
Christian58.5%48.5%
No religion34.7%43.2%
Not answered5.8%6.3%
Muslim0.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK91.9%92.9%
Born outside the UK8.1%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
No qualifications29%19.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.3%25.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.4%15.5%
Level 3 qualifications13.1%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%11.7%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.4%
Other qualifications3.7%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health34.7%42.2%
Good health32.6%34.2%
Fair health23.4%16.2%
Bad health6.8%5.7%
Very bad health2.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household46.4%43.3%
No cars or vans in household34.4%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household14.3%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%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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