Terraced 2 sales on record

40 FORDE CLOSE

NEWTON ABBOT, TEIGNBRIDGE, DEVON, TQ12 4AF

£232,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Coach Stop 0.1 miles
Train station Newton Abbot 0.1 miles
Shop Sat Nav Easy 0.2 miles
Hospital Mount Stuart Hospital 4.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

87 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£232,500 May 2026

Price per m²

£2,672/m²

Local average

£219,674 (64 sales)

Street crime

213 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 14/01/2026

Expiry date: 13/01/2036

Current heating cost: £787/year

Potential heating cost: £615/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,700

Recommendations

  • Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 01/05/2026 £232,500 Terraced +89.8% £235,998 to June 2026 View transaction
Sold 27/02/2015 £122,500 Terraced — £186,141 to June 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
listed 17/01/2026 £240,000
sold 01/01/2026 £232,500
sold 01/01/2015 £122,500

Photos · Open listing

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
31 FORDE CLOSE, NEWTON ABBOT, TEIGNBRIDGE, DEVON, TQ12 4AF £228,000 15/12/2025 Terraced
18 FORDE CLOSE, NEWTON ABBOT, TEIGNBRIDGE, DEVON, TQ12 4AF £227,653 04/11/2022 Terraced
30 FORDE CLOSE, NEWTON ABBOT, TEIGNBRIDGE, DEVON, TQ12 4AF £180,000 31/10/2022 Terraced
49 FORDE CLOSE, NEWTON ABBOT, TEIGNBRIDGE, DEVON, TQ12 4AF £290,000 29/09/2022 Terraced
19 FORDE CLOSE, NEWTON ABBOT, TEIGNBRIDGE, DEVON, TQ12 4AF £185,000 14/09/2022 Terraced

Area average: £222,131 (5 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -2.4%
10y growth 17.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Teignbridge. Series: Terraced. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 1.6%
5y (index) 16.5%
10y (index) 44%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Teignbridge. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £862/mo
Realistic £958/mo
Optimistic £1,054/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Teignbridge.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South Devon: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Bungalow, Seymour Road, TQ12 £1,250/mo 2 0.81 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.54%
Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250
Target investor price (1%) £125,000
Gross yield 6.5%
Cost-to-rent ratio 15.5×
Monthly cashflow £184/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 3.3%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~99 m² (0.02 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 99
Shoplifting 24
Anti-social behaviour 23
Criminal damage and arson 18
Other theft 14
Public order 11
Drugs 6
Burglary 5
Other crime 5
Vehicle crime 4
Possession of weapons 2
Robbery 1
Theft from the person 1
Total incidents 213

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Primary 0.3 miles Good — 16 Apr 2018
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primary 0.4 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))
Haytor View Community Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Requires improvement — 18 May 2023
Glendinning Academy Other 0.5 miles Good — 13 Sep 2023
South Devon UTC Secondary 0.5 miles Good — 15 Nov 2021

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