Laleham, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1EG

Laleham is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

It hasn't traded since March 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. At 66 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 322.9% above the 2000 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 70.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.