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Wordsworth Close, Torquay

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wordsworth Close, Torquay · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/torquay-torbay/wordsworth-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ2 6EA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£169,550
25 sales
Price range
£130k – £264k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Aug 2025
TQ2 6EA

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At a glance

House prices£170k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

25 property sales on Wordsworth Close, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Aug 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £169,781. Average sale prices rose from £160,000 in 2016 to £190,000 in 2025 (+19%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 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% detached. Recorded sale prices on Wordsworth Close range from £130,000 to £264,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Wordsworth Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wordsworth Close 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: £160,000 (2 sales)2016£160k2017: £140,600 (5 sales)2017£141k2018: £159,833 (3 sales)2018£160k2019: £163,400 (5 sales)2019£163k2020: £152,500 (2 sales)2020£153k2021: £205,125 (2 sales)2021£205k2022: £185,000 (2 sales)2022£185k2023: £264,000 (1 sales)2023£264k2025: £190,000 (3 sales)2025£190k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced24£169,78129 Aug 2025
Detached1£164,00020 Sep 2018

Sold prices on Wordsworth Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
38, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 10 Sep 2026£147,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 29 Aug 2025£170,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 21 Mar 2025£220,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 17 Mar 2025£180,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 27 Jun 2023£264,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 17 Oct 2022£190,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 9 May 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 29 Nov 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 28 Sep 2021£175,250 TerracedFreehold
14, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 25 Mar 2021£187,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 2 Sep 2020£160,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 25 Mar 2020£145,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 16 Dec 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 12 Aug 2019£148,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 7 Jun 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 24 May 2019£149,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 7 May 2019£150,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 20 Sep 2018£164,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 10 Jul 2018£145,500 TerracedFreehold
39, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 29 Mar 2018£170,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 30 Nov 2017£142,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 29 Sep 2017£130,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 30 Aug 2017£143,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 9 Aug 2017£147,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 4 Aug 2017£141,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 6 Jul 2016£144,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Wordsworth Close TQ2 6EA 22 Jan 2016£176,000 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
39, Wordsworth Close £170,000 (Mar 2018) → £220,000 (Mar 2025) +29%
over 7 yrs
5, Wordsworth Close £235,000 (Nov 2021) → £264,000 (Jun 2023) +12%
over 2 yrs
23, Wordsworth Close £144,000 (Jul 2016) → £180,000 (May 2022) +25%
over 6 yrs
14, Wordsworth Close £176,000 (Jan 2016) → £187,000 (Mar 2021) +6%
over 5 yrs
24, Wordsworth Close £142,000 (Nov 2017) → £160,000 (Sep 2020) +13%
over 3 yrs
26, Wordsworth Close £141,000 (Aug 2017) → £150,000 (May 2019) +6%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Wordsworth Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School 145 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Torquay Girls' Grammar School 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Torquay Boys' Grammar School 1,087 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Torre Church of England Academy 310 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Sherwell Valley Primary School 694 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Cockington Primary School 380 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Torquay Academy 1,472 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Upton St James CofE Primary School 94 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 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 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Torquay station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Paignton station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Queensway (S-bound, Queensway) 3 min walk
  • Queensway (N-bound, Queensway) 3 min walk
  • Raleigh Avenue (opp, Raleigh Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Raleigh Avenue (NW-bound, Raleigh Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chelston Hall Surgery
    Old Mill Road, Chelston, Torquay · 0.7 mi
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
    19 Croft Road, Torquay · 0.8 mi
  • Southover Medical Practice
    Bronshill Road, Torquay · 1.0 mi
  • Chilcote Practice
    Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Sherwell Valley Road · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Torquay Supermarket · 0.5 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Torquay · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Lymington Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Sherwell Valley Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Dowricks Chemist Of Chelston Hall · 0.7 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Shiphay Dental & Torbay Implant · 0.3 mi
  • Millbrook Villas Dental Practce · 0.5 mi
  • Riviera Dental Surgery · 0.7 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
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned49.4%62.5%
Private rented27.8%20.3%
Social rented22.8%17.1%
Households688

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.3%64.1%
Aged 65+14.6%18.6%
Residents1,716

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 Wordsworth Close

Ethnic group

HereTorbay
White92.8%96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereTorbay
No religion53%43.2%
Christian39.3%48.5%
Not answered4.2%6.3%
Buddhist0.9%0.4%
Hindu0.9%0.2%
Muslim0.9%0.6%
Other religion0.8%0.7%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereTorbay
Level 4 qualifications and above24.7%25.3%
No qualifications21.3%19.8%
Level 2 qualifications17.8%15.5%
Level 3 qualifications16.1%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%11.7%
Apprenticeship6.5%7.4%
Other qualifications2.3%3%

General health

HereTorbay
Very good health45.5%42.2%
Good health33.2%34.2%
Fair health15.3%16.2%
Bad health4.4%5.7%
Very bad health1.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorbay
1 car or van in household50.2%43.3%
No cars or vans in household24.7%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household19.3%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%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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