Buying a home in TQ5, Brixham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£323kmost £258k–£413k

Houses per m²£3,517flats £2,552

Sold last year1831,304 in five years

Prices in Torbay-1.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ5 sold for £323,214 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £258,009 and £412,600, for about 94 m² of space.

183 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £114k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TQ5 9 (£3,323) and the most in TQ5 0 (£3,728).

Across Torbay, prices are down 1.6% on a year ago and up 4.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £997 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,474 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in TQ5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£199,880	£153k–£233k	48 m²	26
2	£257,607	£221k–£303k	66 m²	397
3	£323,214	£258k–£413k	94 m²	478
4	£398,447	£301k–£559k	124 m²	130
5+	£528,485	£364k–£716k	172 m²	90

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£200k	£258k	£323k	£398k	£528k
Detached	—	£318k	£415k	£504k	£623k
Semi-detached	£200k	£259k	£306k	£304k	£375k
Terraced	£188k	£224k	£262k	£272k	£349k
Flats	£114k	£158k	£197k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across TQ5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
TQ5 0	£3,728	£2,531
TQ5 8	£3,663	£2,416
TQ5 9	£3,323	£2,687

Schools near TQ5

Best state primary within 2 kmEden Park Primary & Nursery School70% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmBrixham College22.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

TQ4 Paignton · 5 km3-bed house £279k TQ3 Paignton · 7 km3-bed house £260k TQ6 Dartmouth · 7 km3-bed house £406k TQ1 Torquay · 9 km3-bed house £234k TQ2 Torquay · 10 km3-bed house £260k TQ9 Totnes · 12 km3-bed house £409k TQ12 Newton Abbot · 17 km3-bed house £310k TQ14 Teignmouth · 18 km3-bed house £351k

Questions about TQ5

Is TQ5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Torbay are down 1.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (70% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (22.8% against 43.8%); 183 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in TQ5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ5 sold for £323,214 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £258,009 and £412,600.

How many homes sell in TQ5 each year?

183 homes sold in the last year and 1,304 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near TQ5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Eden Park Primary & Nursery School, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near TQ5?

For a 3-bedroom house, TQ4 (£279k, 5 km), TQ3 (£260k, 7 km), TQ1 (£234k, 9 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.