# 81 MARLDON ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3NS

## Property details

- Slug: `b206282` (address key hash: `b206282ee587d27ff56983c323c2452e4132e22c`)
- Postcode: TQ3 3NS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 96 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £175,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £1,823/m²
- Local average: £193,514 (35 sales)
- Street crime: 407 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £175,000
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 08/09/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £657/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £21,620

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£20)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0267-2861-6313-9801-6181)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £175,000 | Terraced | — | £171,070 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-fc96-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 81 MARLDON ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3NS | £175,000 | 06/02/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [162190988](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3c3542c)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £175,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-20 | £189,950 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £35,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 31 BARTON DRIVE, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3SH | £72,000 | 15/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 84 MAIDENWAY ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2QA | £265,000 | 09/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 108 BLATCHCOMBE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2JS | £205,000 | 11/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 35 BARTON AVENUE, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3JQ | £245,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 108 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3ST | £207,500 | 18/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 BARNFIELD ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2JT | £252,000 | 04/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 168 BLATCHCOMBE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2JP | £299,950 | 24/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 102 MAIDENWAY ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2QA | £196,000 | 19/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 40 MARLDON ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3NS | £275,000 | 15/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 181 BLATCHCOMBE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2JP | £215,000 | 17/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 79 MARLDON ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3NS | £165,000 | 31/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 53 STANLEY GARDENS, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3NX | £248,500 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 104 BLATCHCOMBE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2JS | £235,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 110 BLATCHCOMBE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2JS | £218,000 | 24/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 100 BARNFIELD ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2JX | £215,000 | 09/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 BARNFIELD ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2JT | £200,000 | 28/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 48 MARLDON ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3NS | £256,000 | 14/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 84 MAIDENWAY ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 2QA | £257,000 | 24/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 97 MARLDON ROAD, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3NN | £348,500 | 25/08/2021 | Terraced |
| 8 BARTON AVENUE, PAIGNTON, TORBAY, TQ3 3JQ | £198,000 | 23/08/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £228,673 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 23.8%
- **10y growth:** 31.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Torbay; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -1.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 10.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 38.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Torbay). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £822/mo
- **Realistic:** £913/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,004/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Paignton, TQ3 | £650/mo | 1 | 0.61 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Paignton, TQ3 | £650/mo | 1 | 0.61 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £650/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.37% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £81,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £65,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £650/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 22.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-129/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 132 |
| Shoplifting | 83 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 |
| Other theft | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Public order | 24 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **407** |

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

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Kings Ash Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 30 Jun 2021 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 9 Jan 2013 |
| Oldway Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Sep 2024 |
| Preston Bridge School | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 25 Sep 2022 |
| Brunel School | Other | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 26 Feb 2020 |