470 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HN
About 470 Babbacombe Road
470 Babbacombe Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £490,000 — fresh data. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 95.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
470 Babbacombe Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Apple tree (T1) - Remove - the tree is growing close to the boundary wall and there are complaints that it is significantly overhanging into the car park of the neighbouring flats.
- Agent
- The Tree Man
- Reference
- AT/2025/0184
- Jan 2007Change Of UseFullIn report
Change Of Use From Guest House To House
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2006/1852
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 470 Babbacombe Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 25 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
14 March 2025Most recent
£490,000
+50.8%over 18 years8 December 2006
£325,000
+19.3%over 2 years3 December 2004
£272,500
+93.3%over 4 years10 March 2000
£141,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1HN: £140,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ1 1HN
Wellswood Court, Flat 9, 468 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HN
Sold Feb 2024
£160,000Wellswood Court, Flat 3, 468 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HN
Sold Apr 2022
£175,000Flat B, 482 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HN
Sold Mar 2022
£78,000Wellswood Court, Flat 4, 468 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HN
Sold Dec 2021
£125,000Wellswood Court, Flat 7, 468 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HN
Sold Dec 2019
£125,000
Everything we know about 470 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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lisburne Square — 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
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB