7a, Ilsham Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JG

7a is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2JG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 101 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 68–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (71 versus a worst of 47). The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Held since August 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 (77 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 135.5% above the 1995 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.