Buzzard Perch, 25 Berea Road, Torquay, TQ1 1JP
About Buzzard Perch
Buzzard Perch is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 10.1% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £207,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
Buzzard Perch's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2013FullIn report
Alterations and formation of 3 garages (2 approved under ref P/2006/1050/PA) with use of the roofs as leisure space (as per P/2008/0653)
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2013/0802
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 4 years.
£207,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£207,000
+15.0%over 4 years4 May 2017
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1JP: £245,000 (2022–2021).
Everything we know about Buzzard Perch, 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
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Windsor Road 134 — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School. 19 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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB