Maplemead, St Marks Road, Torquay, TQ1 2EL

Maplemead is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in April 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 sits 62% above the 2009 sale of £286,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.