Overview
John Lake Estate Agents is an estate agent based at The Old Town Hall, Manor Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 3JS. The business trades from 2 offices under the same website (johnlake.co.uk). The registered business name is John Lake Estate Agents Limited. Companies House number 09235687. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
At the last home.co.uk snapshot it had 79 homes for sale at a median asking price of £265,000. The largest share of its stock is flat property, and homes with 2 bedroomrooms are the most common. Half of its listings have been on the market for 117 days or less.
Homes in the TQ1 postcode district sold for a median £215,000 across 387 sales in the last 12 months. Across Torbay the average price is £222,118 (July 2026), +26.8% over ten years and 4.9× its January 1995 level. 26 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in TQ1.
Market position and ranking
No league history on record yet
home.co.uk did not list this branch in any of the 1,452 town league tables we recovered from the Internet Archive. Its position will build up from our own daily reading of agents’ websites.
Stock on the market
The homes John Lake Estate Agents was advertising, broken down the way home.co.uk used to show it, and more. Source: home.co.uk Property Statistics, 3 May 2016 (Internet Archive).
| Homes for sale | 79 | Listed in the last 14 days | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average asking price | £309,625 | Median asking price | £265,000 |
| Average time on market | 197 days | Median time on market | 117 days |
Homes for sale by price
Number of homes in each asking-price band
By number of bedrooms
Share of homes for sale
| Homes | Average | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | 6 | £116k | £114k |
| 2 beds | 23 | £198k | £185k |
| 3 beds | 22 | £292k | £278k |
| 4 beds | 17 | £395k | £420k |
| 5+ beds | 9 | £547k | £585k |
By property type
Share of homes for sale
| Homes | Average | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 37 | £204k | £190k |
| Terraced | 7 | £222k | £215k |
| Semi-detached | 10 | £307k | £298k |
| Detached | 25 | £491k | £475k |
Time on the market
How long its current homes for sale have been listed
Market share by postcode district
Its homes for sale in each district, out of all homes advertised there
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
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Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Torbay since January 1995, and what has sold in TQ1 in the last year. Torbay averages £222,118 in July 2026, +4.8% over five years and +26.8% over ten.
Average house price, Torbay
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Torbay
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in TQ1
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in TQ1
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, TQ1 | £215,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 387 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £585,000 | Semi-detached | £295,000 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | Flat | £147,600 |
Other agents in TQ1
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Allaway Property Investments Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Bettesworths Limited | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Bradleys Estate Agents | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Bradleys Property Rentals | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Connells | Estate and letting agentConnells Group | — |
| Crown Property Management | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| DANIEL HOBBIN ESTATE AGENTS LTD | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| HS Owen | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Haarer & Motts | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Haarer & Motts Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Hotine Halfway House | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Hunters | Estate agentThe Property Franchise Group | — |
| John Couch The Estate Agent | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| John Lake Gilt Edged Lettings | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Liz Heywood | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Lyn Williams Letting Agency | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Miller Countrywide | Estate and letting agentConnells Group | — |
| Murland Kerth | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| St. Marychurch Rent Agency | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Taylors | Estate and letting agentConnells Group | — |
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Other John offices
1 other office share the website johnlake.co.uk.
- John Lake Gilt Edged LettingsTorbay TQ1 3JS
Questions and answers
How many homes does John Lake Estate Agents have for sale?
79 (home.co.uk Property Statistics, 3 May 2016 (Internet Archive)).
How long do John Lake Estate Agents's homes take to sell?
The median listing has been on the market 117 days (average 197 days).
Which redress scheme is John Lake Estate Agents a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near John Lake Estate Agents?
A median £215,000 in TQ1 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 387 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk Property Statistics pages, via the Internet Archive | 1 snapshots |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Torbay, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | TQ1, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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