The Lighthouse, Flat 1, 35 Park Hill Road, Torquay, TQ1 2AR

The Lighthouse is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 845 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 79 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in The Lighthouse, where floor areas span 72–151 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 is 36.8% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm.