5 Bethel Terrace, Torquay, TQ1 1NN

5 Bethel Terrace is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1NN). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (56–98 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (62 versus a worst of 55). The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2009. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 31.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 90.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.