Flat 6, 8 Braddons Hill Road East, Torquay, TQ1 1HA

Flat 6 is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1HA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 24th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 48 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).