Buying a home in TQ4, Paignton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£279kmost £235k–£356k
Houses per m²£3,314flats £2,392
Sold last year2081,277 in five years
Prices in Torbay-1.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ4 sold for £278,769 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £234,889 and £355,500, for about 89 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across Paignton (£267,000).

208 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £95k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TQ4 5 (£2,836) and the most in TQ4 6 (£3,902).

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 £1,271 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £56,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in TQ4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£184,318£164k–£207k44 m²23
2£262,059£209k–£297k68 m²323
3£278,769£235k–£356k89 m²436
4£361,639£290k–£445k114 m²131
5+£404,165£342k–£493k146 m²102

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£184k£262k£279k£362k£404k
Detached—£302k£380k£394k£443k
Semi-detached—£255k£275k£324k£339k
Terraced£169k£208k£231k£260k£272k
Flats£95k£142k£163k——

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

Price per m² across TQ4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
TQ4 5£2,836£2,207
TQ4 6£3,902£2,533
TQ4 7£3,360£2,731

Schools near TQ4

Best state primary within 2 kmHayes School79% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmPaignton Academy30.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about TQ4

Is TQ4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% more than 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 below it (30.1% against 43.8%); 208 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 TQ4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ4 sold for £278,769 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £234,889 and £355,500.

Is TQ4 expensive for Paignton?

A 3-bedroom house in TQ4 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Paignton (£267,000).

How many homes sell in TQ4 each year?

208 homes sold in the last year and 1,277 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near TQ4?

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 TQ4?

For a 3-bedroom house, TQ1 (£234k, 7 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.