3b, Alexandra Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HZ

3b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 49 m² this is the 10th 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 across 46 units on file.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £110,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 74.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.