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South Street, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: South Street, Torquay · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/south-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ2 5AA, TQ2 5AJ, TQ2 5AE.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£138,275
18 sales
Price range
£78k – £240k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Oct 2025
TQ2 5AA

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At a glance

House prices£138k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 27 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

18 property sales on South Street, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 Oct 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £150,133. Average sale prices fell from £117,988 in 2016 to £99,000 in 2025 (-16%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% terraced, 17% flat. Recorded sale prices on South Street range from £78,000 to £240,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold.

House prices on South Street compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. South Street 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: £117,988 (4 sales)2016£118k2017: £150,000 (3 sales)2017£150k2019: £99,000 (2 sales)2019£99k2020: £87,000 (1 sales)2020£87k2021: £171,500 (1 sales)2021£172k2022: £180,833 (3 sales)2022£181k2024: £185,000 (2 sales)2024£185k2025: £99,000 (2 sales)2025£99k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£150,13311 Mar 2025
Flat3£78,9839 Oct 2025

Sold prices on South Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28A, South Street TQ2 5AA 9 Oct 2025£79,000 FlatLeasehold
45, South Street TQ2 5AJ 11 Mar 2025£119,000 TerracedFreehold
42, South Street TQ2 5AA 2 Dec 2024£200,000 TerracedFreehold
40, South Street TQ2 5AA 27 Mar 2024£170,000 TerracedFreehold
28, South Street TQ2 5AA 12 Dec 2023£182,500 TerracedFreehold
2, South Street TQ2 5AB 9 Oct 2023£165,000 OtherFreehold
33, South Street TQ2 5AJ 22 Sep 2023£140,000 TerracedFreehold
16, South Street TQ2 5AB 14 Nov 2022£240,000 OtherFreehold
14, South Street TQ2 5AB 30 Sep 2022£240,000 TerracedFreehold
32, South Street TQ2 5AA 24 Aug 2022£245,000 DetachedFreehold
9, South Street TQ2 5AE 20 Jun 2022£110,000 TerracedFreehold
47, South Street TQ2 5AJ 17 Jun 2022£192,500 TerracedFreehold
35, South Street TQ2 5AJ 30 Sep 2021£171,500 TerracedFreehold
2, South Street TQ2 5AB 20 Aug 2021£130,000 OtherFreehold
62, South Street TQ2 5AA 28 Jun 2021£197,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, South Street TQ2 5AJ 25 Jun 2021£136,500 TerracedFreehold
9, South Street TQ2 5AE 21 Apr 2020£87,000 TerracedFreehold
35, South Street TQ2 5AJ 30 Sep 2019£120,000 TerracedFreehold
1A, South Street TQ2 5AE 27 Sep 2019£78,000 FlatLeasehold
44, South Street TQ2 5AA 13 Sep 2019£137,500 TerracedFreehold
7, South Street TQ2 5AE 7 Apr 2017£92,000 TerracedFreehold
18, South Street TQ2 5AA 27 Mar 2017£215,000 TerracedFreehold
42, South Street TQ2 5AA 15 Feb 2017£143,000 TerracedFreehold
36, South Street TQ2 5AA 19 Sep 2016£135,000 TerracedFreehold
5, South Street TQ2 5AE 29 Mar 2016£121,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 51A, South Street TQ2 5AJ 4 Mar 2016£79,950 FlatLeasehold
43, South Street TQ2 5AJ 29 Jan 2016£136,000 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
42, South Street £143,000 (Feb 2017) → £200,000 (Dec 2024) +40%
over 8 yrs
2, South Street £130,000 (Aug 2021) → £165,000 (Oct 2023) +27%
over 2 yrs
9, South Street £87,000 (Apr 2020) → £110,000 (Jun 2022) +26%
over 2 yrs
35, South Street £120,000 (Sep 2019) → £171,500 (Sep 2021) +43%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near South Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cockington Primary School 380 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Torre Church of England Academy 310 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School 145 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Ellacombe Church of England Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Torquay Academy 1,472 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Torquay Girls' Grammar School 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Torquay station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Paignton station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • East Street (W-bound, East Street) 1 min walk
  • Torre Shops (SE-bound, Torre Shops) 2 min walk
  • Torre Village (SE-bound, Newton Road) 3 min walk
  • Lucius Street (NE-bound, Lucius Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 0.3 mi
  • Chelston Hall Surgery
    Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay · 0.5 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Brunel Medical Practice
    St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Torquay Lymington Express · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Lymington Road · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Torquay · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chelston - Torquay · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wellbeing Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Sherwell Valley Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Millbrook Villas Dental Practce · 0.2 mi
  • South Devon Community Dental · 0.3 mi
  • My Dentist · 0.5 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned50.7%62.5%
Private rented38.0%20.3%
Social rented11.4%17.1%
Households1,022

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.9%64.1%
Aged 65+20.2%18.6%
Residents2,290

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable71%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 South Street

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White91.5%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion44.2%43.2%
Christian43%48.5%
Not answered9.7%6.3%
Buddhist1.3%0.4%
Muslim0.8%0.6%
Other religion0.6%0.7%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK83.3%92.9%
Born outside the UK16.7%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above22.5%25.3%
No qualifications20.9%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications16.7%15.5%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%11.7%
Apprenticeship6.1%7.4%
Other qualifications4.7%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health43.7%42.2%
Good health33.7%34.2%
Fair health15.8%16.2%
Bad health5.1%5.7%
Very bad health1.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household44%43.3%
No cars or vans in household34.2%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household16.6%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%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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