Hunters Moon, Flat 2, 500 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
About Hunters Moon
Hunters Moon is a semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Hunters Moon, where floor areas span 40–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 8 units on file.
7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, partial demolition and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 52 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 32 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Monkey Puzzle - Crown Lift to provide 5 metres clearance from ground level and target prune limbs affecting property back to main stem.
- Agent
- HI-line Contractors SW
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2020/0192
- Jan 2010FullIn report
Demolition of existing wall and erection of new retaining wall (retrospective)
- Agent
- Mitchell Architects Ltd
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2009/0877
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hunters Moon
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
Hunters Moon has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1HL: £200,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TQ1 1HL
487 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
Sold Nov 2025
£200,000493 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HL
Sold Jul 2025
£220,000491 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
£115,000
Everything we know about Hunters Moon, 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
Hunters Moon outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 61 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB