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Fountain House, Flat 5, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1EQ

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fountain House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fountain House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 97 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Fountain House (42–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 29.5% above the 2013 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fountain House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fountain House, Flat 5, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2009
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 - Ash - Remove

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    AT/2009/0005
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.

Current estimate

£224,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£173,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 October 2013Most recent

    £173,000

    -21.4%over 6 years
  2. 19 August 2007

    £220,000

    +128.6%over 5 years
  3. 30 August 2001

    £96,250

    +37.5%over 5 years
  4. 9 October 1995

    £70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1EQ: £220,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Torwood Gardens Road homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Fountain House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,784

Street avg £2,690

Strongly below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Torquay district page.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Museum — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Warberry CofE Academy. 16 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ1 1EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 1EQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 1EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fountain House, Flat 5, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1EQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.