59 The Terrace, Torquay, TQ1 1DE

59 The Terrace is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 84 m² this is the 7th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–174 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 78). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 is 16.8% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm.