Batson Gardens Paignton, Torbay
46 addresses across 1 postcode (TQ4), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40700491.
- Sales: 83 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £235,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 30 homes have an energy certificate (C: 10, D: 16, E: 2, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Paignton, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Goodrington Park, is about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 9 to 24 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 Mayfield Medical Centre, about 440 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 111 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 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £242,000 | £242,000 | £242,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £272,500 | £250,000 | £295,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £172,500 | £140,000 | £205,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £175,000 | £157,000 | £190,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £165,000 | £120,000 | £210,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £157,000 | £123,000 | £172,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | £152,475 | £149,950 | £155,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £139,250 | £132,500 | £146,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £150,000 | £149,000 | £156,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2026 | 11 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £235,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2025 | 17 TQ4 5LT | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2024 | 23 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2023 | 9 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £242,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2023 | 2 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £268,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 24 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2022 | 8 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2021 | 34 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2021 | 3 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £205,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2020 | BOTTOM FLAT, THE STORE TQ4 5LT | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Dec 2020 | TOP FLAT, THE STORE TQ4 5LT | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Dec 2019 | 5 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £157,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2019 | 10 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2019 | 2 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 3 May 2019 | 27 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 17 TQ4 5LT | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2018 | THE STORE TQ4 5LT | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jun 2018 | 33 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2017 | 36 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2017 | 2 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £172,500 | |
| 24 Mar 2017 | 32 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £154,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2017 | 32A TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 8 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 4 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £149,950 | |
| 15 Oct 2015 | 14 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £132,500 | |
| 13 Mar 2015 | 3 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £146,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2014 | 15 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £149,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2014 | 27 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2014 | 2 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £156,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2012 | 11 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £122,500 | |
| 5 Oct 2012 | 31 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £146,500 | |
| 24 Nov 2011 | 23 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2009 | 32A TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £157,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2009 | 26 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £129,950 | |
| 25 Jul 2007 | 17 TQ4 5LT | Semi-detached | £153,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2007 | 7 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £134,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2007 | 11 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £45,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 21 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2007 | 27 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £146,500 | |
| 25 Oct 2006 | 15 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £152,500 | |
| 6 Oct 2006 | 5 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £137,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2006 | 14 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £149,950 | |
| 21 Jul 2006 | 2 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £149,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2005 | 35 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2005 | 15 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2005 | 31 TQ4 5LT | Semi-detached | £151,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 14 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £136,500 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 1 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2003 | 17 TQ4 5LT | Semi-detached | £123,950 | |
| 24 Apr 2003 | 33 TQ4 5LT | Terraced | £80,000 |
Energy performance certificates
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (15); House, end-terrace (12); Flat (2). Built: 1930-1949 (21); 1900-1929 (3); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (23); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 3, Batson Gardens
- 4, Batson Gardens
- 5, Batson Gardens
- 8, Batson Gardens
- 10, Batson Gardens
- 14, Batson Gardens
- 17, Batson Gardens
- 24, Batson Gardens
- 25, Batson Gardens
- 26, Batson Gardens
- 27, Batson Gardens
- 31, Batson Gardens
- 32, Batson Gardens
- 32a, Batson Gardens
- 34, Batson Gardens
- 35, Batson Gardens
- 36, Batson Gardens
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (40% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 38-40 Palace Avenue, Paignton: up to 11 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Station Lane/Great Western Car Park, Paignton: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 4 Palace Avenue, Paignton: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Astoria Court, 5 Belle Vue Road, Paignton: up to 9 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Corner of Hyde Road and Torbay Road, Paignton: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Crossways Shopping Centre, Paignton: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Angleside House, Cleveland Road, Paignton: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Victoria Square/Multi Storey Car Park, Paignton: up to 182 homes, not permissioned (950 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 46 addresses are between 9 m and 24 m above sea level (16 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ4 5LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Torre 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest York Road Paignton | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Quay West Car Park | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 35.6 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 109 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mayfield Medical Centre | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mayfield Pharmacy | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Elmsleigh Park Dental Practice | 300 m |
| Hospital | Paignton Hospital | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 2 Palace Avenue Lloyds Bank | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Goodrington Park 5.7 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitley Recreation Ground 6,650 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 90 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishops Palace Walls and Tower, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m (0.4 miles) north. 78 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bishops Palace Walls and Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Bishop's Palace, Tower Road | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Torbay Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Kirkham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Oldway Mansion | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Primley Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Clennon Hill | Hill | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Goodrington Sands North | Beach | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Broken Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Mill Point | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south |
| Aptor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 46 | 46 |
None of the street's 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 190 m | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Curledge Street Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hayes School | Primary | 2–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Paignton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oldway Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Roselands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kings Ash Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (May 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tang Xuan Chinese Takeaway TQ4 5LR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 4 Good | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Central Convenience TQ4 5LP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 80 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Torbay Inn TQ4 5ER | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | Exempt | |
| Lung Sing Chinese Takeaway TQ4 5NG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 25 Jun 2025 |
| Warwick House TQ4 5AY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 31 May 2023 |
| Pendennis Residential Home TQ4 5AW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Funzone Stay & Play TQ4 5LD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | Exempt | |
| Primley Court Nursing Home - The Court TQ3 3JW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Mayfield Pharmacy TQ4 5LA | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Little Thinkers Nursery Curledge TQ4 5BA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Sands Road Minimarket TQ4 5AS | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2012 |
| Primley Court Nursing Home - The View TQ3 3JS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Clinmore House TQ4 6EY | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Tudor Court TQ4 5BD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Gaia Coffee TQ3 3BN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 16 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 64 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elmbank Road (19); On or near St Michael'S Road (14); On or near Sunbury Road (14); On or near Osney Avenue (13); On or near York Gardens (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
- TQ4 5LT: 46 addresses
Nearby streets
St Michaels Road · York Road · Climsland Road · Osney Gardens · Osney Avenue · Osney Crescent · York Gardens · St Michael's Road · St Michaels Road · St Michael's Road · Derrell Road · Corsham 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.