Warefield Road Paignton, Torbay
74 addresses across 3 postcodes (TQ3), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40700439.
- Sales: 38 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £264,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 46 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 26, D: 12, E: 4, F: 1, G: 2).
- 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 98% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Paignton, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Victoria Park, is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 6 to 9 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 Corner Place Surgery, about 720 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 43% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £264,000 | £264,000 | £264,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £74,000 | £74,000 | £74,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £254,000 | £218,000 | £290,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £249,250 | £223,500 | £275,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £186,500 | £93,000 | £280,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £149,750 | £72,500 | £227,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | £227,000 | £75,000 | £300,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2026 | 4 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £302,418 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 2, PIER SANDS TQ3 2PW | Semi-detached | £264,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 1, PIER SANDS TQ3 2PW | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2024 | 15A TQ3 2BH | Other | £2,800,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Feb 2024 | 15A TQ3 2BH | Other | £2,800,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Oct 2023 | 15B TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Oct 2023 | 15A TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £91,250 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Feb 2021 | 6C TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jul 2019 | 2 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £480,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2017 | 6C TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £74,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Sep 2015 | 8, PIER SANDS TQ3 2PW | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2015 | 15 TQ3 2BH | Semi-detached | £218,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2014 | 7 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £223,500 | |
| 13 Feb 2014 | 8, PIER SANDS TQ3 2PW | Detached | £275,000 | New build. |
| 25 Sep 2012 | 13 TQ3 2BH | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2007 | 8 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2007 | 6C TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £93,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Aug 2006 | 15A TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £72,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Apr 2006 | 4 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £227,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2005 | 15B TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Mar 2005 | 9 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2005 | 15 TQ3 2BH | Semi-detached | £159,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2005 | 12 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2004 | 13 TQ3 2BH | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2003 | 6B TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Sep 2003 | 6C TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £59,950 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Feb 2001 | 9 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2000 | 8 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2000 | 6B TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £42,000 | |
| 29 Oct 1999 | 2 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 9 Jun 1999 | 6C TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £24,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jan 1999 | 9 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £93,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1998 | 7 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £83,500 | |
| 20 Mar 1998 | 6C TQ3 2BH | Flat or maisonette | £10,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Feb 1998 | 12 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 6 Nov 1997 | 5 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 9 Aug 1996 | 6B TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £35,000 | |
| 3 May 1996 | 12 TQ3 2BH | Terraced | £71,000 |
Energy performance certificates
46 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 44 m². Most common: Flat (29); House, semi-detached (6); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 1930-1949 (30); 1900-1929 (6); 2007-2011 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (24); owner-occupied (16).
Each home's certificates and sales (26 addresses)
- 1 Pier Sands, Warefield Road
- 3 Pier Sands, Warefield Road
- 4 Pier Sands, Warefield Road
- 6c, Warefield Road
- 7, Warefield Road
- 8 Pier Sands, Warefield Road
- 8, Warefield Road
- 13, Warefield Road
- 15, Warefield Road
- Flat 1, 10 Warefield Road
- Flat 1, 12 Warefield Road
- Flat 1, Warefield House, 1 Warefield Road
- Flat 2, 10 Warefield Road
- Flat 2, 12 Warefield Road
- Flat 2, Warefield House, 1 Warefield Road
- Flat 3, 12 Warefield Road
- Flat 3, Warefield House, 1 Warefield Road
- Flat 4, 10 Warefield Road
- Flat 4, 12 Warefield Road
- Flat 4, Warefield House, 1 Warefield Road
- Flat 5, 2 Warefield Road
- Flat 5, Warefield House, 1 Warefield Road
- Flat 6, 2 Warefield Road
- Flat 7, Warefield House, 1 Warefield Road
- Ground Floor Flat, 12 Warefield Road
- Santa Rosa Holiday Flats, 12 Warefield Road
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 (56% of about 1,240 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: in a protected area: Area at Warefield Road, Paignton.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Lyndhurst Hotel, Lower Polsham Road, Paignton: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Victoria Square/Multi Storey Car Park, Paignton: up to 182 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Crossways Shopping Centre, Paignton: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Corner of Hyde Road and Torbay Road, Paignton: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 63 Manor Road, Paignton: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- R/O 188-190 Torquay Road, Paignton: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 4 Palace Avenue, Paignton: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Modern Motoring, Torquay Road, Paignton: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 18 August 2026 to 19 August 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 74 addresses are between 6 m and 9 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ3 2BH | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| TQ3 2BJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ3 2PW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Torre 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Paignton Green | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 34.5 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 108 km (67 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Corner Place Surgery | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greentree Dental & Implant Clinic | 330 m |
| Hospital | Paignton Hospital | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SGN Ltd - Riviera Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 4.9 ha | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Oldway 7.0 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,980 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queen's Park 2.6 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,050 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Torbay Cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) south. 117 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Torbay Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Oldway Mansion | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Kirkham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Oldway Mansion | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| The Bishop's Palace, Tower Road | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Paignton Sands | Beach | 370 m east |
| Preston Sands | Beach | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Shorton Woods | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Broken Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Aptor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 5 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 9 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 60 |
14 of the street's 74 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oldway Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Curledge Street Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael's Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hayes School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 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 |
| Preston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kings Ash Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (May 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Paignton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverley Guest House TQ3 2BH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 20 m | 4 Good | 26 Sep 2018 |
| Torbay Court Hotel TQ3 2BJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 70 m | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Trentham Guest House TQ3 2BE | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 140 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2019 |
| Cedar Court TQ3 2AD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Beach Hotel Torbay TQ4 6BL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 170 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Abbeyfield South West Society TQ4 6AX | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2024 |
| Clydesdale Guest House TQ3 2AD | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 190 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2018 |
| Belle Dene Guest House TQ4 6AX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 200 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2024 |
| Cliveden Guest House TQ4 6AX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 200 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Ibis Styles Paignton TQ4 6BQ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 240 m | 4 Good | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Rosemead Guest House TQ4 6AX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 250 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Cherwood Guesthouse TQ4 6AX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 250 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Barclay Guest House TQ4 6AX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 250 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2024 |
| The Kingswinford Guest House TQ4 6AX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 250 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Pippins TQ3 2AT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 55 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Norman Road (34); On or near Courtland Road (32); On or near B3201 (15); On or near Logan Road (12); On or near Polsham Park (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
Nearby streets
Oldenburg Park · Leighon Road · Norman Road · Lower Polsham Road · Barum Close · Steartfield Road · Polsham Park · Esplanade Road · Courtland Road · Wilbarn Road · Antony Crescent · Logan 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.