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475 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 475 Babbacombe Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

475 Babbacombe Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump.

Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 34.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 32 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £115,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 475 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

475 Babbacombe Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

475 Babbacombe Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£155,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£115,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 February 2019Most recent

    £115,000

    +9.5%over 3 years

  2. 1 April 2015

    £105,000

    +2.9%over 6 years

  3. 5 March 2009

    £102,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1HL: £200,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Babbacombe Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 475 Babbacombe Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,983

Street avg £1,414

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£161k

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2 bed2 bath
£225k

1 Brunswick Mews, Museum Road

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2 bed2 bath
£281k

1 Braddons Cliffe, Braddons Hill Road East

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2 bed1 bath
£185k

1 Alexandra Road

TQ1 1HZ

3 bed1 bath
£293k

1 Alpine Court, Alpine Road

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3 bed2 bath
£160k

1 Courtenay Manor, Grafton Road

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£143k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Torquay district page.
Full Torquay report

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Lisburne Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Warberry CofE Academy. 15 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ1 1HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 1HL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 1HL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 475 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.