20 The Terrace, Torquay, TQ1 1BN
About 20 The Terrace
20 The Terrace is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since September 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 310% above the 1998 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 85.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
20 The Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2021Change of UseHeritageIn report
Conversion of office buildings and minor alterations to form 12 residential apartments, with cycle/bin store and parking.
- Documents
- 59 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2020/1000
- Mar 2021Change of UseFullIn report
Conversion of office buildings and minor alterations to form 12 residential apartments, with cycle/bin store.
- Documents
- 72 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2020/0999
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
20 The Terrace has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.8% per year over 3 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 31.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 1998Most recent
£90,000
+100.0%over 2 years27 March 1996
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1BN: £98,000 (2024–2017).
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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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fleet Street 6 — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Warberry CofE Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB