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Vansittart Road, Torquay

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ2 5BW, TQ2 5BT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£285,885
13 sales
Price range
£113k – £670k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Jun 2025
TQ2 5BW

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At a glance

House prices£286k 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 station6 min walkTorre station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold90% freeholdAcross 21 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

13 property sales on Vansittart Road, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 2 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £169,071. 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 54% terraced, 23% semi-detached, 15% detached. Recorded sale prices on Vansittart Road range from £113,000 to £670,000. 90% of homes sold here were freehold and 10% leasehold.

House prices on Vansittart Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Vansittart 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: £180,000 (1 sales)2016£180k2018: £286,000 (2 sales)2018£286k2019: £306,667 (3 sales)2019£307k2020: £193,500 (3 sales)2020£194k2021: £126,000 (1 sales)2021£126k2022: £555,000 (1 sales)2022£555k2025: £391,500 (2 sales)2025£392k

Tenure: 90% freehold and 10% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced7£169,07130 Apr 2021
Semi-detached3£411,6674 Aug 2022
Detached2£592,5002 Jun 2025
Flat1£113,00015 May 2025

Sold prices on Vansittart Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 2 Jun 2025£670,000 DetachedFreehold
15B, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 15 May 2025£113,000 FlatLeasehold
Tor Park Hotel, 24, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 15 Dec 2022£1,740,000 OtherFreehold
Tor Park Hotel, 24, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 15 Dec 2022£1,187,997 OtherFreehold
11, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 30 Sep 2022£277,500 TerracedFreehold
35, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 4 Aug 2022£555,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 13 May 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
15A, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 30 Apr 2021£126,000 TerracedLeasehold
10 - 12, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 23 Apr 2021£755,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 11 Dec 2020£207,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 30 Jul 2020£173,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 12 Mar 2020£200,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BT 15 Nov 2019£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25A, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 12 Jul 2019£115,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 23 Jan 2019£515,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 22 Nov 2018£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 29 Oct 2018£182,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 26 Oct 2018£195,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BT 29 Jun 2018£322,500 OtherFreehold
31, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 23 Nov 2016£165,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Vansittart Road TQ2 5BW 4 Nov 2016£180,000 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
16, Vansittart Road £515,000 (Jan 2019) → £670,000 (Jun 2025) +30%
over 6 yrs
11, Vansittart Road £175,000 (May 2022) → £277,500 (Sep 2022) +59%
over under a year
35, Vansittart Road £390,000 (Nov 2018) → £555,000 (Aug 2022) +42%
over 4 yrs
13, Vansittart Road £180,000 (Nov 2016) → £195,000 (Oct 2018) → £200,000 (Mar 2020) +11%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Vansittart Road

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 0.4 mi
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School 145 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.5 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 0.7 mi
Torquay Boys' Grammar School 1,087 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Torquay station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Paignton station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

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

GP surgeries

  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 0.4 mi
  • Chelston Hall Surgery
    Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.7 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 · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Sherwell Valley Road · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chelston - Torquay · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wellbeing Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Sherwell Valley Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Dowricks Chemist Of Chelston Hall · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Millbrook Villas Dental Practce · 0.2 mi
  • South Devon Community Dental · 0.4 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+)95%80%
Gigabit-capable95%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 Vansittart Road

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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