Fountain House, Flat 7, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1EQ

Fountain House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 79 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Fountain House, where floor areas span 42–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in July 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 216.2% above the 1996 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 58.1% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.