York Road, Torquay

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for TQ1 3RZ, TQ1 3SG.

Average price (last 12 months)

£116,667

3 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£171,359

55 sales

Price range

£69k – £561k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

21 Aug 2026

TQ1 3SG

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At a glance

House prices£117k average55% below the Torquay average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station26 min walkTorre station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband49% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% leaseholdAcross 63 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

55 property sales on York Road, Torquay have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £116,667. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £153,726. Average sale prices fell from £157,125 in 2016 to £116,667 in 2026 (-26%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 55% below the Torquay average of £261,025 over the same period. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 95% flat, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on York Road range from £69,000 to £561,000. 6% of homes sold here were freehold and 94% leasehold. Of 187 streets in Torquay with at least two sales in the last year, York Road ranks 177th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on York Road compared

York Road£116,667

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

Tenure: 6% freehold and 94% leasehold across 63 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	52	£153,726	21 Aug 2026
Terraced	3	£477,000	19 Jul 2022

Sold prices on York Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Flat 6, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	21 Aug 2026	£75,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 7, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	23 Mar 2026	£80,000	Flat	Leasehold
2, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	27 Feb 2026	£195,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	4 Aug 2025	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
31, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	15 Jul 2025	£260,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, Holly House, York Road TQ1 3SG	11 Jul 2025	£100,000	Flat	Leasehold
15, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	3 Mar 2025	£230,000	Flat	Leasehold
9, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	19 Dec 2024	£170,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	31 Oct 2024	£85,000	Flat	Leasehold
3, Mistletoe House, 5, York Road TQ1 3SG	7 May 2024	£160,000	Flat	Leasehold
17, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	26 Mar 2024	£210,000	Flat	Leasehold
18, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	7 Dec 2023	£200,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Burnham House, York Road TQ1 3SG	4 Oct 2023	£167,000	Flat	Leasehold
12, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	9 Jun 2023	£175,000	Flat	Leasehold
2, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	30 Jan 2023	£195,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, Burnham House, York Road TQ1 3SG	27 Jan 2023	£260,000	Flat	Leasehold
33, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	20 Dec 2022	£230,000	Flat	Leasehold
15, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	15 Dec 2022	£230,000	Flat	Leasehold
30, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	25 Aug 2022	£150,000	Other	Leasehold
8, York Road TQ1 3SG	19 Jul 2022	£561,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 8, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	25 Feb 2022	£138,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, Holly House, York Road TQ1 3SG	12 Jan 2022	£130,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, Burnham House, York Road TQ1 3SG	17 Sep 2021	£177,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Burnham House, York Road TQ1 3SG	20 Aug 2021	£195,000	Flat	Leasehold
10, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	20 Aug 2021	£180,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Gym At Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	8 Jun 2021	£85,000	Other	Leasehold
4, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	12 Apr 2021	£150,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Rose Court, York Road TQ1 3SG	26 Mar 2021	£590,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 4, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	15 Feb 2021	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Mistletoe House, 5, York Road TQ1 3SG	15 Jan 2021	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 9, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	12 Jan 2021	£69,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	4 Nov 2020	£69,000	Flat	Leasehold
3, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	22 Oct 2020	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
17, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	9 Sep 2020	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
7, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	17 Apr 2020	£147,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
5, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	6 Mar 2020	£155,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Babbacombe House, York Road TQ1 3SG	31 Jan 2020	£138,000	Flat	Leasehold
14, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	24 Jan 2020	£142,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
4, York Road TQ1 3SG	17 Dec 2019	£420,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	4 Jul 2019	£114,750	Flat New build	Leasehold
15, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	15 Mar 2019	£154,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, Mistletoe House, 5, York Road TQ1 3SG	19 Dec 2018	£152,500	Flat	Leasehold
16, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	5 Nov 2018	£152,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
3, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	28 Sep 2018	£117,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
8, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	27 Sep 2018	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
6, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	17 Aug 2018	£150,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
27, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	18 Jul 2018	£118,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
5, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	25 May 2018	£148,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
18, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	21 Mar 2018	£139,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
1, Foxlands, York Road TQ1 3RZ	12 Jan 2018	£120,000	Flat New build	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
2, Foxlands, York Road	£114,750 (Jul 2019) → £195,000 (Jan 2023) → £195,000 (Feb 2026)	+70% over 7 yrs
Flat 2, Babbacombe House, York Road	£138,000 (Jan 2020) → £140,000 (Aug 2025)	+1% over 6 yrs
15, Foxlands, York Road	£154,000 (Mar 2019) → £230,000 (Dec 2022) → £230,000 (Mar 2025)	+49% over 6 yrs
Flat 1, Babbacombe House, York Road	£69,000 (Nov 2020) → £85,000 (Oct 2024)	+23% over 4 yrs
17, Foxlands, York Road	£145,000 (Aug 2017) → £150,000 (Sep 2020) → £210,000 (Mar 2024)	+45% over 7 yrs
18, Foxlands, York Road	£139,000 (Mar 2018) → £200,000 (Dec 2023)	+44% over 6 yrs
Flat 1, Burnham House, York Road	£185,000 (Jul 2016) → £167,000 (Oct 2023)	-10% over 7 yrs
Flat 2, Burnham House, York Road	£190,000 (Jul 2017) → £195,000 (Aug 2021)	+3% over 4 yrs
Flat 1, Mistletoe House, 5, York Road	£152,500 (Dec 2018) → £165,000 (Jan 2021)	+8% over 2 yrs
3, Foxlands, York Road	£117,000 (Sep 2018) → £145,000 (Oct 2020)	+24% over 2 yrs
5, Foxlands, York Road	£148,000 (May 2018) → £155,000 (Mar 2020)	+5% over 2 yrs
11, Foxlands, York Road	£95,000 (Jan 2016) → £147,500 (Aug 2016)	+55% over under a year

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Schools near York Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Abbey School 128 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	0.2 mi
The Spires College 1,154 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.4 mi
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 107 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Homelands Primary School 208 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
St Margaret's Academy 382 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School 193 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	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
St Cuthbert Mayne School 1,001 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic/Church of England	11–18	Report	0.6 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 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
Torquay station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
Paignton station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

United Reformed Church (W-bound, Babbacombe Road) 1 min walk
Hampton Avenue (Outside 4A, Babbacombe Road) 2 min walk
Foxlands Appartments (NW-bound, Babbacombe Road) 2 min walk
Foxlands Appartments (opp, Babbacombe Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Brunel Medical Practice
St. Albans Road, Babbacombe, Torquay · 0.1 mi
Chilcote Practice
Chilcote Surgery, Dewerstone Practice, Torquay · 0.2 mi
Southover Medical Practice
Bronshill Road, Torquay · 0.5 mi
Croft Hall Medical Practice
19 Croft Road, Torquay · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Torquay Babbacombe Rd Express · 0.2 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Torquay St Marychurch Road Local · 0.2 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op St Marychurch · 0.2 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Torquay Plainmoor · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.2 mi
Babbacombe Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Well · 0.3 mi

Dentists

Unit 2-3 St. Marychurch Court · 0.2 mi
Wellswood And Babbacombe Dental Ltd · 0.7 mi
My Dentist · 1.0 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 3 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.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	4 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	60.2%	62.5%
Private rented	35.3%	20.3%
Social rented	4.6%	17.1%
Households	811

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	8.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	47.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	44.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,528

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	49%	80%
Gigabit-capable	49%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	93%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	97%	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 York Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Torbay
White	97.5%	96.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.2%	1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.2%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Torbay
Christian	58.5%	48.5%
No religion	34.7%	43.2%
Not answered	5.8%	6.3%
Muslim	0.4%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%
Hindu	0.1%	0.2%
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Torbay
Born in the UK	91.9%	92.9%
Born outside the UK	8.1%	7.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Torbay
No qualifications	29%	19.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above	22.3%	25.3%
Level 2 qualifications	13.4%	15.5%
Level 3 qualifications	13.1%	17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.2%	11.7%
Apprenticeship	7.1%	7.4%
Other qualifications	3.7%	3%

General health

	Here	Torbay
Very good health	34.7%	42.2%
Good health	32.6%	34.2%
Fair health	23.4%	16.2%
Bad health	6.8%	5.7%
Very bad health	2.5%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Torbay
1 car or van in household	46.4%	43.3%
No cars or vans in household	34.4%	23.2%
2 cars or vans in household	14.3%	24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.8%	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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