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£180,000

Madrepore Road, Torquay, Devon

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 1

Description

A rare opportunity to acquire a substantial and highly versatile property in the very heart of the town centre, offering exceptional potential for a variety of uses. Whether you're an investor seeking your next development project, a developer looking to maximise returns, or a buyer searching for a spacious home with future potential.

Description

Arranged over multiple floors with generous proportions throughout, the property offers a flexible layout that lends itself perfectly to conversion into a number of stylish apartments or luxury townhouse, subject to the necessary planning consents. Equally, it presents an exciting opportunity to create a magnificent character residence in a central location. Positioned just moments from a selection of shops, cafés, and transport links, the property is ideally situated to meet the increasing demand for convenient town centre living. The combination of its prominent location, substantial accommodation and development potential makes it an attractive proposition for both rental investment and resale. With endless possibilities to renovate, modernise or reconfigure, this is a property where imagination and vision can unlock significant value.

Location

Torquay's picturesque harbour and marina, palm-lined seafront and award-winning beaches are just a short stroll away, offering an enviable coastal lifestyle alongside the convenience of town centre living. The area is well known for its vibrant waterfront, sailing facilities, scenic coastal walks and year-round events, making it a highly desirable place to live or invest. Excellent transport links are readily available, with regular bus services operating throughout the town and surrounding areas, while Torquay Railway Station provides direct connections to Exeter, Plymouth and London.

Directions

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Material Information

Empty Property, Probate Sale Tenure Freehold Council Tax Band - TBC (Torbay Council) Investment Opportunity No Parking, On Street Only Small Courtyard Services - Electric, Gas, Water Business Now Closed, So No Business Rates

Commercial Freehold Industrial

Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: TBC
Date Posted: 2026-07-15

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity: Ask Agent
Water: Ask Agent
Heating: Ask Agent
Broadband: Ask Agent
Sewerage: Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Listed Property: Ask Agent
Restrictions: Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Ask Agent
Garden: Ask Agent

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

4K streaming on every screen
Full-time home working
Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

Warberry CofE Academy896 metresOfsted: Good
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
368
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England
Ellacombe Church of England Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
337
Type
Academy sponsor led
Faith
Church of England
Ilsham Church of England Academy0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
176
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England
Cockington Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
5 to 11
Pupils
380
Type
Academy converter
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
193
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England

Secondary

The Spires College0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,154
Type
Foundation school
Torquay Academy1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,472
Type
Academy sponsor led
St Cuthbert Mayne School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,001
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Roman Catholic/Church of England
Torquay Girls' Grammar School1.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,058
Type
Academy converter
Gender
Girls
Torquay Boys' Grammar School1.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,087
Type
Academy converter
Gender
Boys

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Torquay Torwood Street, Torquay188 metres

Tesco Torquay Fleet Street Express, Torquay324 metres

Iceland Torquay, Torquay683 metres

GP surgery

Croft Hall Medical Practice915 metres

Pharmacy

Torwood Street Pharmacy225 metres

Hospital

Mount Stuart Hospital1.2 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden58 metres

Walking trail

South West Coast Path204 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Torquay Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Cary Parade55 metres

Typical drive times

Torquay4 min · 1.4 miles

Paignton9 min · 3.5 miles

Newton Abbot15 min · 7.2 miles

Exeter (city)35 min · 23 miles

Kingsteignton17 min · 8.8 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
Ground risks (included in the full report)
Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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