Compass Cottage, Museum Road, Torquay, TQ1 1DW
About Compass Cottage
Compass Cottage is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 is 26.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2006FullIn report
Partial Enclosure Of Balcony
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2006/1098
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1DW: £206,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ1 1DW
Kinlacey Court, Flat 5, Museum Road, Torquay, TQ1 1DW
Sold Aug 2024
£110,000Gairloch, Flat 2, Museum Road, Torquay, TQ1 1DW
Sold Apr 2024
£15,000Brunswick Heights, Flat 2, Museum Road, Torquay, TQ1 1DW
Sold Nov 2023
£285,000Kinlacey Court, Flat 10, Museum Road, Torquay, TQ1 1DW
Sold Jul 2022
£206,00032 Museum Road, Torquay, TQ1 1DW
Sold Jul 2021
£265,000
Everything we know about Compass Cottage, 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
Versus other Museum Road homes
On floor area, Compass Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,330
Street avg £2,858
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
Ten Pin Bowling Alley — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Warberry CofE Academy. 18 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
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB