3 Coastguard Cottages, Daddyhole Plain, Torquay, TQ1 2EG

3 Coastguard Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2EG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

It hasn't traded since November 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 sits 283.1% above the 1999 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 78.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.