Buying a home in TQ12, Newton Abbot. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£310kmost £256k–£369k
Houses per m²£3,571flats £2,583
Sold last year5333,503 in five years
Prices in Teignbridge+0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ12 sold for £310,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £255,826 and £369,059, for about 89 m² of space. That is 4% less than the same home across Newton Abbot (£322,000).

533 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £112k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TQ12 2 (£2,929) and the most in TQ12 3 (£3,826).

Across Teignbridge, prices are up 0.1% on a year ago and up 16.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,086 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,414 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £62,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in TQ12 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£162,636£137k–£212k44 m²62
2£235,701£205k–£286k64 m²1,212
3£310,000£256k–£369k89 m²1,182
4£390,775£325k–£456k113 m²372
5+£500,030£406k–£634k158 m²332

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£163k£236k£310k£391k£500k
Detached—£320k£370k£421k£545k
Semi-detached£212k£261k£295k£352k£432k
Terraced£156k£211k£249k£305k£325k
Flats£112k£155k£193k£223k—

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

Price per m² across TQ12

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
TQ12 1£3,414£2,673
TQ12 2£2,929£2,334
TQ12 3£3,826£2,941
TQ12 4£3,476£2,574
TQ12 5£3,751£3,007
TQ12 6£3,742£2,776

Schools near TQ12

Best state primary within 2 kmCanada Hill Community Primary School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmTeign School49.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about TQ12

Is TQ12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% less than across Newton Abbot; prices in Teignbridge are up 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49.2% against 43.8%); 533 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 TQ12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ12 sold for £310,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £255,826 and £369,059.

Is TQ12 expensive for Newton Abbot?

A 3-bedroom house in TQ12 costs 4% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Newton Abbot (£322,000).

How many homes sell in TQ12 each year?

533 homes sold in the last year and 3,503 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near TQ12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Canada Hill Community Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near TQ12?

For a 3-bedroom house, TQ2 (£260k, 8 km), TQ1 (£234k, 9 km), TQ3 (£260k, 10 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.