Fountain House, Flat 8, Torwood Gardens Road, Torquay, TQ1 1EQ

Fountain House is a two-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Fountain House (42–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 55). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £324,100. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£717/sq ft) was about 285.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.