2 Madrepore Road, Torquay, TQ1 1EY

2 Madrepore Road is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1EY). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 46.1% below the 2016 sale of £280,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 281.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.