38a, Carlton Road, Torquay, TQ1 1NB

38a is an end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1NB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 16.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 46.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.