Sharpitor Close Paignton, Torbay
8 addresses across 1 postcode (TQ3), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40700370.
7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £317,000 across 1 sale. 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Torbay costs £2,470 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Paignton, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. There is a small park or garden about 30 m away, and Preston Park (36 hectares) is about 210 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 129 to 131 m above sea level. 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Old Farm Surgery, about 1.4 km away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km. About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £317,000 | £317,000 | £317,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £272,500 | £260,000 | £285,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £71,042 | £71,042 | £71,042 |
| 2002 | 1 | £147,500 | £147,500 | £147,500 |
| 2000 | 1 | £114,000 | £114,000 | £114,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2022 | 1 TQ3 1AR | Detached | £317,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2021 | 2 TQ3 1AR | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2019 | 5 TQ3 1AR | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 10 May 2019 | 8 TQ3 1AR | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2003 | 2 TQ3 1AR | Detached | £71,042 | |
| 12 Sep 2002 | 5 TQ3 1AR | Detached | £147,500 | |
| 25 Sep 2000 | 2 TQ3 1AR | Detached | £114,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2); House, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
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 D (42% of about 660 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 8 addresses are between 129 m and 131 m above sea level (130 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ3 1AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Torre 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Manaton Tor Road Preston | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 2.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Torquay - North Quay | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Colin Road Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 33.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 106.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Farm Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Marldon Road (Dental Surgery) | 670 m |
| Hospital | Paignton Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Preston Park 36 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 780 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,050 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 37 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oldway Mansion, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.3 km south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oldway Mansion | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-east |
| The Bishop's Palace, Tower Road | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Browses Brake | Wood | 180 m north |
| Occombe Valley Woods | Wood | 200 m north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 790 m west |
| Preston Sands | Beach | 1.9 km east |
| Broken Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.3 km east |
| Aptor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Ash Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km | Good (May 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oldway Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| Marldon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| Preston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Greenfield Road (7); On or near Dolphin Crescent (6); On or near Oketor Close (3); On or near Green Park Road (1); On or near Grea Tor Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 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 | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- TQ3 1AR: 8 addresses of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Grea Tor Close · Manaton Tor Road · Longmead Road · Windmill Lane · Green Park Road · Dolphin Court Road · Oketor Close · Dolphin Court Road · Kestor Drive · Longmead Walk · Greenfield Road · Occombe Valley 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.