1/17
£750,000
House · 3 beds · 3 baths · 1,564 sq ft
Beach Road, Torquay, TQ1
0.06 miles away
Freehold
1/23
1/23
5 bed house for sale Beach Road, Babbacombe, TQ1
Guide price
£850,000
Added on 18/10/2026
Added on 18/10/2026
- Type
- House
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- £356 per sq ft
- Tenure
- Freehold
Key features
- Outbuildings
- Period
- Coastal
- Detached
- Garden
- Patio
- Town/City
- Waterside
- Cottage
- Home office
- Chain Free
About this property
Rose Cottage is situated above Babbacombe Beach, overlooking Babbacombe Bay towards Lyme Bay, The Jurassic Coast and Portland Bill beyond. Listed, Grade 2, the house is believed to date back to the 1840’s and to have been built as an early seaside holiday house at the start of the period when the invention of railways brought holiday travelers to the ‘English Riviera’.<br />It was one of a group of small, picturesque houses bought by the renowned hotelier Peter De Savary, to supplement the accommodation provided by the Cary Arms and Spa, and renovated sympathetically, stylishly and to a high standard.
Floorplan
Council tax
Ask agent
Per year
- Band A£1,647
- Band B£1,921
- Band C£2,196
- Band D£2,470
- Band E£3,019
- Band F£3,568
- Band G£4,117
- Band H£4,941
The agent hasn't said which band this home is in; you can look it up on GOV.UK. In Torbay, 2026/27 bills run from £1,647 a year in band A to £4,941 in band H.
Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Torbay, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone.
Price guide
25 comparables · within 2.9 milesPriced above 84% of the 5+ bed houses for sale nearby right now.
This home, £850,000 Median £495,000 · £266,000 – £1,060,000
Per square foot
£356 71% over
5+ bed houses nearby £208
Against sold prices
48% over
TQ1 sold median £241 / sq ft, 832 sales
Compared with 25 5+ bed houses for sale within 2.9 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in TQ1 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in TQ1 →
Location
Beach Road, Babbacombe, TQ1
Mortgage and stamp duty
Property price £850,000
£425k £1.3m
Deposit10% £85,000
£0 £850k
Interest rate 4.5%
0.5% 15%
Repayment period 25 years
5 years 40 years
A £765,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £170,000 to support it.
A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
Properties sold nearby
HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.
| Address | Type | Sold | Size | Size | £/sq ft | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Seaview Cottage, Beach Road Semi-detached | Semi-detached | Dec 2025 | 377 sq ft £2,654/sq ft | 377 sq ft | £2,654 | £1,000,000 |
| 3, Seaview Cottage, Beach Road Terraced | Terraced | Jun 2022 | 377 sq ft £2,615/sq ft | 377 sq ft | £2,615 | £985,000 |
| 2, Seaview Cottage, Beach Road Semi-detached | Semi-detached | Feb 2021 | 377 sq ft £2,296/sq ft | 377 sq ft | £2,296 | £865,000 |
| 1, Seaview Cottage, Beach Road Semi-detached | Semi-detached | Dec 2020 | 377 sq ft £2,349/sq ft | 377 sq ft | £2,349 | £885,000 |
| 3, Seaview Cottage, Beach Road Terraced | Terraced | Oct 2020 | 377 sq ft £2,256/sq ft | 377 sq ft | £2,256 | £850,000 |
| 5, Seaview Cottage, Beach Road Terraced | Terraced | Sept 2020 | 377 sq ft £2,323/sq ft | 377 sq ft | £2,323 | £875,000 |
| 4, Seaview Cottage, Beach Road Terraced | Terraced | Sept 2020 | 377 sq ft £2,124/sq ft | 377 sq ft | £2,124 | £800,000 |
| 6, Seaview Cottage, Beach Road Semi-detached | Semi-detached | Sept 2020 | 377 sq ft £2,057/sq ft | 377 sq ft | £2,057 | £775,000 |
Area insights
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