8a, Madrepore Road, Torquay, TQ1 1EY

8a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1EY). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 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, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 sits 112.8% above the 2009 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 29.6% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (38 m² median across 37 EPCs).