553 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HQ

553 Babbacombe Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–86 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2020); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since January 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 44.7% above the 2002 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 436.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.