Typical 3-bedroom house£260kmost £217k–£315k
Houses per m²£3,110flats £2,321
Sold last year3042,008 in five years
Prices in Torbay-1.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ3 sold for £260,468 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £217,377 and £315,015, for about 89 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Paignton (£267,000).
304 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 £96k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TQ3 3 (£2,917) and the most in TQ3 1 (£3,553).
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 £1,188 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £52,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about TQ3
Is TQ3 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Paignton; prices in Torbay are down 1.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.5% against 43.8%); 304 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 TQ3?
A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ3 sold for £260,468 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £217,377 and £315,015.
Is TQ3 expensive for Paignton?
A 3-bedroom house in TQ3 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Paignton (£267,000).
How many homes sell in TQ3 each year?
304 homes sold in the last year and 2,008 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 TQ3?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hayes School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near TQ3?
For a 3-bedroom house, TQ1 (£234k, 5 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.