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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/tq

House prices in the TQ postcode area, Torquay

Homes in the TQ postcode area sold for a median of £285,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 8,570 standard sales.

That is 8% below the £310,000 median for the South West, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£285,0008,570 standard sales
Middle half of prices£213,000 to £400,000
Change since 2016+31%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was TQ9 (Totnes), at £401,000, and the cheapest was TQ1 (Torquay), at £220,000.

The next dearest were TQ7 (Kingsbridge) and TQ6 (Dartmouth), and the next cheapest TQ2 (Torquay) and TQ3 (Paignton).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the TQ area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the TQ area, by number of sales: Newton Abbot (TQ12, TQ13), Torquay (TQ1, TQ2), Paignton (TQ3, TQ4), Totnes (TQ9), Teignmouth (TQ14), Brixham (TQ5), Kingsbridge (TQ7), Dartmouth (TQ6), Buckfastleigh (TQ11), Salcombe (TQ8), South Brent (TQ10).

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. TQ9Totnes, 600 sales£401,000£3,676−7%
  2. TQ7Kingsbridge, 547 sales£400,000Too few+2%
  3. TQ6Dartmouth, 272 sales£355,000Too few−3%
  4. TQ13Newton Abbot, 691 sales£350,000£3,5220%
  5. TQ14Teignmouth, 596 sales£315,000£3,626−3%
  6. TQ5Brixham, 552 sales£290,000£3,004+3%
  7. TQ4Paignton, 677 sales£280,000Too few−2%
  8. TQ12Newton Abbot, 1,660 sales£276,500£3,191−2%
  9. TQ11Buckfastleigh, 104 sales£265,500Too fewToo few
  10. TQ3Paignton, 879 sales£250,000£2,921+1%
  11. TQ2Torquay, 883 sales£247,000£2,661−2%
  12. TQ1Torquay, 942 sales£220,000£2,401−2%

Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: TQ8 £730k (87 sales), TQ10 £339k (80 sales).

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in TQ5 (Brixham), up 3%, and fell most in TQ9 (Totnes), down 7%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Bentinck Close, Bovey Tracey (TQ13, detached houses, £700,000), St Marys Drive, Dartington (TQ9, £688,500) and Barrow Vale, Kingsteignton (TQ12, detached houses, £447,500).

The cheapest were Salisbury Road, Newton Abbot (TQ12, flats, £70,000), Hameldown Way, Newton Abbot (TQ12, £97,500) and Abbey Road, Torquay (TQ2, flats, £100,000).

Neighbouring postcode areas include EX (Exeter) and PL (Plymouth).

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the TQ area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached2,686£430,000£345,000 to £586,000£3,717/m²from 99 sales
Semi-detached1,900£285,000£245,000 to £348,000£3,156/m²from 68 sales
Terraced2,478£237,500£198,000 to £290,000£2,564/m²from 88 sales
Flats and maisonettes1,506£160,000£120,000 to £228,000£2,321/m²from 61 sales

Detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in the TQ area, at 31% and 29% of sales.

Measured by floor area, homes in the TQ area sold for a median of £3,071 per m², 14% below the £3,587 across the South West as a whole.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 31%, from £220,000 in 2016 to £289,000 in 2025, less than the 35% rise across England and Wales.

Council areas in the TQ postcode area

Within TQ, the median ran from £250,000 in Torbay to £397,500 in South Hams, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the TQ area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in TQMedian in TQWhole council area
Torbay3,854£250,000£250,000
Teignbridge2,999£295,000£300,000
South Hams1,669£397,500£360,000
West Devon48£500,000£295,000

About these figures

The TQ figures come from 8,570 standard sales in 14 postcode districts across 4 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was TQ12 (Newton Abbot), with 1,660 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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