3 Ben Venue Close, Torquay, TQ1 1RX
About 3 Ben Venue Close
3 Ben Venue Close is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 1RX). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Ben Venue Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 3 Ben Venue Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
(T1) Horse Chestnut - Dismantle & remove. Reasons:- Previous pruning has left this tree with a very unnatural appearance, large wounds and cavities with incipient decay on the main trunk. The amenity value is significantly reduced by it's appearance.
- Agent
- Knowle Tree Services
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2012/0151
- Sept 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 & T2 - Beech - Dismantle & remove because of excessive shading. Reasons. Poor juxtaposition for this particular species of tree in relation to building over site layout to achieve reasonable sun-lighting and levels of daylight into the building. Trees are located on the northern elevation of the property and originate at approx. 5m from the building. This causes all rooms on this elevation of the property to be in a perpetual and consequential darkened state during daylight hours throughout the tree's active months.
- Agent
- Knowle Tree Services
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2012/0152
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Ben Venue Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Ben Venue Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 1RX: £455,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in TQ1 1RX
Everything we know about 3 Ben Venue Close, 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
Versus other Ben Venue Close homes
On epc rating, 3 Ben Venue Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 150 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Ben Venue Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Warberry CofE Academy. 20 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
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB