TORQUAY PAIGNTON IS IT A NICE PLACE TO LIVE ????????

Both are awful. Would never move to either.

Paignton - no
Torquay - not really (some OK parts but expensive and can't really get away from.it still being Torquay)
Brixham - better, but much smaller

I'd go inland more as the nice coastal places in this area are eye watering prices.

Why Torbay?

Good lord people on here are miserable...
It is a seaside location, so it has the problems that classically go alongside that, low wages and poverty, some visible homelessness in the shopping arcades etc etc.
It massively depends on the areas that you're looking at, if your budget is healthy enough you can live somewhere incredibly beautiful with tons of regeneration happening.
Are you looking to buy? What's your budget? What areas have you looked at already?

but you get more for your money here...
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/158980256#/?channel=RES_BUY

I would be tempted to buy it, despite it being up for sale over a period of time and with 3 different agents, with my forthcoming :) lottery win.

Tho it's not Ilsham Marine Drive nor Thatcher Ave, it's not a million miles away.

Yes it's very posh!

Yep, that's the place. Ilsham Marine Drive. It's like driving into a completely different town up there.

Can you give us more information on your circumstances op? Fairly typical of coastal towns in terms of pros and cons, so really depends what you're looking for.

You get what you pay for.
Torquay is a bit more expensive than Paignton, Brixham is more expensive than Paignton but it's a pain to get in and out of.

Roundham, Goodrington, Broadsands in Paignton are the nicer ish areas, and on the way out of Paignton there is Churston. There is also Galmpton.

Torquay has Ilsham, St Marychurch, Babbacombe and Cockington.

if you want to be more specific i.e. a price range or a road you are considering ?

That is if you are buying, if you happen to be doing a social housing swap then yet again ' we ' can advise what the area/road is like.
i.e. if you are being offered a 2 bed flat in Kents Road TQ1 or a 2 bed flat in Hele, I would go for the first and not the second.

When I was a child my parents took us on holiday to Paignton and Torquay and it was quite nice in those days but it has got run down. The schools are poor and they have a terrible drug problem. There is nothing much for teens to do. Lots of things shut down in the winter and it's bleak. Also the train track gets flooded with sea water around Dawlish. As others have said Brixham is nicer and not that far along the coast.

Beverly Hills is a great description!

That sounds like Thatcher Avenue and Ilsham Marine drive, it was always considered posh up there! Paignton however has always been a bit run down..

By and large they are both quite rough with a lot of social problems although there is a Beverley Hills bit overlooking the sea with some really nice big houses in the Wellswood area. St Marychurch is also nice.

Sorry just noticed you want to move to the area, ignore the parts of my post about holidays.

It depends in what context, if you are looking to move to the area I would an avoid Paignton, Torquay has some nice areas, The Lincombes, Cockington, Livermead, St. Mary Church for example, however the town centre is awful, run down and depressing, the harbour and sea front are lovely though. Brixham is nice but not as well connected as Torquay. Dartmouth is stunning with property prices to match, Totnes is a lovely vibrant and individual town that is very well connected and like Dartmouth is far more expensive than Torquay or Paignton. If you want a hen night style holiday Torquay is well known for that, make of that what you will, Paignton is very kiss me quick arcade type of place, the green by the sea front is good for young families, it’s pleasant enough for a family holiday though don’t expect anything sophisticated.

Both are horrible and very run down.

paington’s not very nice. Torquay has nice bits but not many

Brixham is a lot nicer.
Totnes (inland) and Dartmouth in particular are lovely

I think it also has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the U.K.

Paignton is bleak and depressing, and Torquay not a lot better, although the walk along the front from the Grand Hotel to the town is quite pleasant. A drive up to Cockington lifts the spirits and there is a nice pub there - The Drum.

Paignton has gone downhill very quickly in the last few years. Brixham or Dawlish far nicer

Lots of regeneration going on in both areas.
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My ds recently moved from Paignton. It's very very run down nowadays. Torquay is just as bad.

I'm visiting Devon and a little bit of Cornwall next week and I will be staying in Paignton for 4 nights, I was excited but it doesn't sound that great anymore tonight 😅

Dartmouth and Totnes are way nicer. Paignton in particular is a shithole! The pp who mentioned drugs, holidaymakers and old people are spot on. Plus they're a pain to get to and traffic, esp weekends/holidays can be a nightmare.

Dartmouth is even nicer. If I win the lottery,I'd buy a holiday home there.

It's gone rapidly downhill for years. Town centre is a ghost town. Lots of drugs. My parents have relocated.