Alpine Road Torquay, Torbay
30 addresses across 4 postcodes (TQ1), about 380 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40701025.
- Sales: 25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £280,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 4, D: 9, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Torbay costs £2,470 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Torquay, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lower Ellacombe Park, is about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 52 to 73 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Croft Hall Medical Practice, about 920 m (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 43% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 86 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £242,500 | £230,000 | £255,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £319,000 | £319,000 | £319,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | £260,000 | £150,600 | £265,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £157,500 | £157,500 | £157,500 |
| 2015 | 3 | £125,000 | £119,000 | £130,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £102,500 | £102,500 | £102,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £48,975 | £48,000 | £49,950 |
| 1999 | 3 | £47,950 | £46,000 | £250,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £40,500 | £40,500 | £40,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2, ALPINE COURT TQ1 1AQ | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 3 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2025 | 6 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £255,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2025 | 19 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £167,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Aug 2023 | 4, ALPINE COURT TQ1 1AQ | Terraced | £319,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2021 | 4, ALPINE COURT TQ1 1AQ | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 3, ALPINE COURT TQ1 1AQ | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 2, ALPINE COURT TQ1 1AQ | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 1, ALPINE COURT TQ1 1AQ | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 7 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £140,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Mar 2021 | 3 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £150,600 | |
| 5 Dec 2017 | 6 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £157,500 | |
| 27 Nov 2015 | 18 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2015 | 9 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £119,900 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Apr 2015 | 9 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £119,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2015 | 6 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 15 May 2009 | 19 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £102,500 | |
| 18 Oct 2007 | 16 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2006 | 9 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2000 | 8 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £49,950 | |
| 29 Mar 2000 | 3 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1999 | 17 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £47,950 | |
| 26 May 1999 | 9 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £46,000 | |
| 1 Mar 1999 | ALPINE LODGE TQ1 1RB | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 8 TQ1 1RE | Terraced | £40,500 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (10); House, end-terrace (7); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1930-1949 (5); 2018 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (4); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Torbay in 2026-27: Band D £2,470 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,647 | £1,921 | £2,196 | £2,470 | £3,019 | £3,568 | £4,117 | £4,941 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (41% of about 2,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Warberries (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: Several areas around the Warberries, Torquay.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Walton Lodge, Middle Warberry Road, Torquay: up to 11 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Pimlico, Torquay: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 3-9 Pimlico, Torquay: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Site opposite Market, Market St (Blockbuster site), Torquay: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Land R/O Market Street, Torquay: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- 3-5 Union Street, Torquay: up to 8 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 22-28 Union Street, Torquay: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Barclay Court Hotel, 29 Castle Road, Torquay: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 3 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 26 August 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 16 August 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TQ1 1RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TQ1 1AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TQ1 1NU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TQ1 1RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 52 m and 73 m above sea level (58 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ1 1AQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TQ1 1NU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ1 1RB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ1 1RE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Torre 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 57 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Teneriffe Wellswood | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Torquay - North Quay | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 30.7 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 104 km (65 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Croft Hall Medical Practice | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Torbay Dental Practice | 300 m |
| Hospital | Mount Stuart Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ellacombe News Cashzone | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lower Ellacombe Park 8,290 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Princess Gardens 2.2 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ellacombe Green 6,030 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ben Venue Allotments 3,630 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 6.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade I), 470 m (0.3 miles) south. 214 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Parish Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Princess Gardens and Royal Terrace Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| D-Day Embarkation Slipways and Adjoining Section of Quay Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Torre Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Kent's Cavern, Torquay | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Castle Tor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Prehistoric field system at Walls Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stentiford Hill | Hill | 290 m west |
| Warberry Hill | Hill | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| St Johns Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Beacon Cove | Tidal water | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Devil's Point | Wetland | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Blackball Rocks | Cliff or slope | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 31 | 31 |
None of the street's 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Torbay: see them on the Torbay page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warberry CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ellacombe Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Spires College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ilsham Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Upton St James CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Cockington Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Homelands Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Margaret's Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Torre Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Lodge TQ1 1RB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 0 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Warberries Nursing Home TQ1 1QS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2025 |
| THE MIST market TQ1 1BB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Vicacare Limited TQ1 1QB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Tesco TQ1 1DB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
| TG Jones TQ1 1ES | Retailers - other | 340 m | Exempt | |
| Costa Coffee TQ1 1ES | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Waterstones TQ1 1ES | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Key's World Food Store TQ1 1ES | Retailers - other | 350 m | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Superdrug Stores TQ1 1ER | Retailers - other | 360 m | Exempt | |
| Primark TQ1 1ES | Retailers - other | 360 m | Exempt | |
| Tocco's TQ1 1DB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Hanna's Ethiopian Traditions TQ1 3AE | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Little Palms TQ1 3AQ | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 23 Nov 2015 |
| Richie Indian Restaurant and Takeaway TQ1 1BG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | Unknown | 1 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stentiford Hill Road (12); On or near Warberry Road West (11); On or near Palatine Close (11); On or near Rosehill Road (11); On or near Braddons Street (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- TQ1 1RE: 23 addresses
- TQ1 1AQ: 5 addresses
- TQ1 1NU: 1 address of 51 in the postcode
- TQ1 1RB: 1 address
Nearby streets
Palatine Close · Grafton Terrace · Grafton Road · Ben Venue Close · Rosehill Road · Stentiford Hill Road · Bingfield Close · Upper Braddons Hill Road · Rosehill Close · Braddons Street · Stentiford Hill Road · Pennsylvania Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.