Gairloch, Flat 3, Museum Road, Torquay, TQ1 1DW

Gairloch is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Gairloch (30–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 52.1% above the 2011 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 26.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 15 years ago, in November 2011.