2 Corbyn Sands, Park Hill Road, Torquay, TQ1 2AR

2 Corbyn Sands is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–157 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 85). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2020); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 16.6% below the 2015 sale of £560,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,334/sq ft) was about 489.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in July 2015.