Flat 3, 21 Braddons Street, Torquay, TQ1 1QH

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (39–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 52 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 40 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 109.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £105,000 in March 2023.