493 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
About 493 Babbacombe Road
493 Babbacombe Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £220,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 10.9% above the 2025 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
493 Babbacombe Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
493 Babbacombe Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 493 Babbacombe Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 29 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2025Most recent
£220,000
+51.7%over 22 years1 August 2002
£145,000
+158.9%over 6 years29 March 1996
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1HL: £150,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ1 1HL
487 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
Sold Nov 2025
£200,000491 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
Sold Jan 2022
£280,000Hunters Moon, Flat 9, 500 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
Sold Feb 2021
£110,000475 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
Sold Feb 2019
£115,000485 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
Sold Mar 2018
£300,000
Everything we know about 493 Babbacombe Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Babbacombe Road homes
On epc rating, 493 Babbacombe Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,392
Street avg £1,473
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB