197, Newton Road
197, Newton Road
Description & Estimates
197, Newton Road, Torquay is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 871 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 491 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 197, Newton Road, Torquay is £257,438 and its rental estimate is £1,331 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 falls within the TQ2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
197, Newton Road, Torquay has a single entry in the Land Registry from May 2015 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2020.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 197, Newton Road, Torquay, we estimate a market value of £270,310 and a rental value of £1,398 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £239,417 and £1,238 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 197, Newton Road, Torquay has seen its estimated sale value fall by £5,436 (2.1%) and its estimated rental value move up by £60 per month (4.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 197, Newton Road, Torquay as measuring 491 m2.
That makes it the 9th largest plot in the postcode, where 12 of the 13 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
197, Newton Road, Torquay has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 16 Jun 2020.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 197, Newton Road, Torquay completed on 14th May 2015 at £170,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 12.5% over the period since May 2015.
- Sold May 2015£170,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 197, Newton Road, Torquay have sold within a radius of 840 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 1st October 2025, was 18, Tricorn Close, Torquay, TQ2 7SY, a leasehold house which sold for £102,000.
Read more about house prices in TQ2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 358 addresses on Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2, 197, Newton Road, Torquay comes out as the 129th largest and the 100th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £3k less expensive than the average property across the TQ2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 800mShiphay Learning Academy
- 1.2kmSherwell Valley Primary School
- 1.3kmLift Barton Hill
- 1.0kmTorquay Girls' Grammar School
- 1.1kmTorquay Boys' Grammar School
- 1.3kmTorquay Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 197, Newton Road, Torquay, the nearest station is Torre, 1.6 kilometres away.
- 1.6kmTorre
- 2.9kmTorquay
- 5.7kmNewton Abbot
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
