1a, Alexandra Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HZ

1a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 498 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 46 m² this is the 8th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (31 versus a best of 72).

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 63.8% above the 2014 sale of £69,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014).