St Andrews Monastery, Flat 1, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1AH
About St Andrews Monastery
St Andrews Monastery is an end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 is 22.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £180,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
St Andrews Monastery sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
St Andrews Monastery has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
St Andrews Monastery changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 11 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2019Most recent
£180,000
+44.0%over 10 months7 August 2018
£125,000
-20.0%over 9 years6 November 2008
£156,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1AH: £155,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in TQ1 1AH
St Andrews Monastery, Flat 7, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1AH
Sold Nov 2023
£162,500St Andrews Monastery, Flat 10, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1AH
Sold Mar 2023
£170,000St Andrews Monastery, Flat 6, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1AH
Sold Jan 2020
£134,000St Andrews Monastery, Flat 5, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1AH
Sold Feb 2018
£131,800St Andrews Monastery, Flat 2, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1AH
Sold Oct 2015
£200,001
Everything we know about St Andrews Monastery, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Torwood Gardens Road homes
EPC Rating for St Andrews Monastery lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,222
Street avg £1,910
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ten Pin Bowling Alley — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Warberry CofE Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB