Merlewood Cottage, Meadfoot Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JP

Merlewood Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2JP). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sold December 2023 for £295,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 64% above the typical sold price in the postcode.