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Second Avenue, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Second Avenue, Torquay · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/second-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ1 4JD, TQ1 4JE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£248,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£218,760
25 sales
Price range
£165k – £265k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Mar 2026
TQ1 4JE

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At a glance

House prices£249k average5% below the Torquay average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 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

25 property sales on Second Avenue, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £248,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £219,125. That is 5% below the Torquay average of £261,025 over the same period. 7 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 96% terraced, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Second Avenue range from £165,000 to £265,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 187 streets in Torquay with at least two sales in the last year, Second Avenue ranks 78th for average price.

House prices on Second Avenue compared

Second Avenue£248,500
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

2016: £167,500 (1 sales)2016£168k2017: £171,500 (1 sales)2017£172k2018: £193,333 (3 sales)2018£193k2019: £189,250 (4 sales)2019£189k2020: £214,000 (1 sales)2020£214k2021: £192,500 (2 sales)2021£193k2022: £245,000 (2 sales)2022£245k2023: £235,000 (2 sales)2023£235k2024: £258,333 (3 sales)2024£258k2025: £240,500 (4 sales)2025£241k2026: £248,500 (2 sales)2026£249k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced24£219,1259 Mar 2026
Semi-detached1£210,0004 Aug 2023

Sold prices on Second Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 9 Mar 2026£262,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 16 Jan 2026£235,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 14 Aug 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 13 Jun 2025£220,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 2 May 2025£262,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 26 Mar 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 4 Dec 2024£250,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 29 Jul 2024£265,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 12 Feb 2024£260,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 10 Oct 2023£260,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 4 Aug 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 26 May 2022£235,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 7 Jan 2022£255,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 25 Oct 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 7 May 2021£155,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 18 Feb 2021£165,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 27 Aug 2020£214,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 19 Aug 2019£182,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 7 Aug 2019£200,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 2 Apr 2019£172,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 28 Mar 2019£203,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 2 Aug 2018£165,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 18 May 2018£155,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 29 Mar 2018£220,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 9 Feb 2018£195,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 20 Jun 2017£171,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 30 Sep 2016£165,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Second Avenue TQ1 4JE 24 May 2016£167,500 TerracedFreehold
27, Second Avenue TQ1 4JD 31 Mar 2016£148,050 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
32, Second Avenue £235,000 (May 2022) → £262,000 (Mar 2026) +11%
over 4 yrs
27, Second Avenue £148,050 (Mar 2016) → £240,000 (Aug 2025) +62%
over 9 yrs
45, Second Avenue £203,000 (Mar 2019) → £262,000 (May 2025) +29%
over 6 yrs
31, Second Avenue £220,000 (Mar 2018) → £240,000 (Mar 2025) +9%
over 7 yrs
47, Second Avenue £165,000 (Sep 2016) → £250,000 (Dec 2024) +52%
over 8 yrs
46, Second Avenue £182,000 (Aug 2019) → £260,000 (Oct 2023) +43%
over 4 yrs
15, Second Avenue £155,000 (May 2018) → £155,000 (May 2021) +0%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Second Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Margaret's Academy 382 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Cuthbert Mayne School 1,001 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic/Church of England 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 107 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Torquay Academy 1,472 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Abbey School 128 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School 241 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.5 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 · 15 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Paignton station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chatto Road (NE-bound, Chatto Road) 3 min walk
  • West Hill Cross (NE-bound, Chatto Road) 3 min walk
  • Homestead Road (opp, Chatto Road) 3 min walk
  • West Hill Cross (SW-bound, Chatto Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.5 mi
  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 0.7 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Teignmouth Rd Esso Express · 0.1 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Torquay St Marychurch Road · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Lymington Road · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Plainmoor · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Unit 2-3 St. Marychurch Court · 0.5 mi
  • Barton Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Riviera Dental Surgery · 0.8 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 5 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
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.4%62.5%
Private rented24.1%20.3%
Social rented2.3%17.1%
Households527

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+17.7%18.6%
Residents1,354

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 Second Avenue

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White96.3%96.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion47.3%43.2%
Christian45.4%48.5%
Not answered5.8%6.3%
Buddhist0.7%0.4%
Sikh0.5%–
Other religion0.2%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Muslim0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK93.7%92.9%
Born outside the UK6.3%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above21.2%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications20.6%17.3%
No qualifications19.8%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications17.2%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%11.7%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.4%
Other qualifications1.7%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health48.3%42.2%
Good health33.8%34.2%
Fair health12.5%16.2%
Bad health4.1%5.7%
Very bad health1.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household46.3%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household29.5%24.5%
No cars or vans in household14.5%23.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%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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