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Wallace Avenue, Torquay

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ2 7HD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£175,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£183,542
12 sales
Price range
£155k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jan 2026
TQ2 7HD

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At a glance

House prices£184k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station18 min walkTorre station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 15 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

12 property sales on Wallace Avenue, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £175,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £186,136. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% terraced, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wallace Avenue range from £155,000 to £250,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Wallace Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wallace Avenue 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: £166,000 (1 sales)2016£166k2017: £155,000 (1 sales)2017£155k2018: £165,000 (1 sales)2018£165k2019: £161,000 (1 sales)2019£161k2020: £160,000 (1 sales)2020£160k2022: £220,000 (2 sales)2022£220k2023: £160,500 (1 sales)2023£161k2024: £195,000 (1 sales)2024£195k2025: £212,500 (2 sales)2025£213k2026: £175,000 (1 sales)2026£175k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£186,13630 Jan 2026
Semi-detached1£155,00024 Feb 2017

Sold prices on Wallace Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 30 Jan 2026£175,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 19 Sep 2025£144,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 18 Jul 2025£215,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 31 Mar 2025£210,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 31 May 2024£195,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 21 Jul 2023£160,500 TerracedFreehold
10, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 16 Dec 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 26 May 2022£190,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 6 Jan 2020£160,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 17 Dec 2019£161,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 11 Dec 2018£189,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 27 Apr 2018£165,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 26 Jan 2018£165,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 24 Feb 2017£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Wallace Avenue TQ2 7HD 21 Dec 2016£166,000 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
8, Wallace Avenue £144,000 (Sep 2025) → £175,000 (Jan 2026) +22%
over under a year
11, Wallace Avenue £161,000 (Dec 2019) → £210,000 (Mar 2025) +30%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Wallace Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Shiphay Learning Academy 373 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.1 mi
Torquay Boys' Grammar School 1,087 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Sherwell Valley Primary School 694 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Torquay Girls' Grammar School 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School 145 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Torre Church of England Academy 310 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Torquay Academy 1,472 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.9 mi
The Lodestar Academy 38 pupils Academy alternative provision sponsor led 11–16 Good Report 1.0 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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Torquay station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Paignton station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cadewell Lane Shops (NE-bound, Cadewell Lane) 1 min walk
  • Crosspark Avenue (E-bound, Crosspark Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Crosspark Avenue (W-bound, Crosspark Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Banbury Park (o/s 9, Higher Cadewell Lane) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chelston Hall Surgery
    Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay · 1.4 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 1.5 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 1.6 mi
  • Kingskerswell & Ipplepen Med Practice
    The Health Centre, School Road, Newton Abbot · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shiphay · 0.1 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Shiphay Torquay · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Torquay · 0.5 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Torquay · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Shiphay Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Barton Pharmacy Torquay · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • May House Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Ocean Orthodontic Clinic · 0.4 mi
  • Shiphay Dental & Torbay Implant · 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.9%62.5%
Private rented12.3%20.3%
Social rented8.8%17.1%
Households478

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.9%64.1%
Aged 65+21.0%18.6%
Residents1,221

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 Wallace Avenue

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White91.9%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.4%

Religion

HereTorbay
Christian51.6%48.5%
No religion42.3%43.2%
Not answered4.3%6.3%
Muslim0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereTorbay
Born in the UK89.8%92.9%
Born outside the UK10.2%7.1%

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above34.9%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%15.5%
No qualifications13%19.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%11.7%
Apprenticeship8.5%7.4%
Other qualifications2.4%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health50.2%42.2%
Good health32.9%34.2%
Fair health12.3%16.2%
Bad health3.7%5.7%
Very bad health1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
2 cars or vans in household34.6%24.5%
1 car or van in household34%43.3%
No cars or vans in household16.3%23.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%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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