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Northwood, Meadfoot Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JP

3 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
232 m²
2497 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Northwood

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Northwood is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2JP). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £670,000 sits 123.3% above the 2005 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 49.7% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Northwood, Meadfoot Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. May 2020
    SubdivisionFull
    In report

    Subdivide the existing dwelling house with ancillary flat into two separate dwelling units comprising a maisonette and a flat (as revised by plans received 29.04.2020 and 30.04.2020).

    Agent
    Charles Blake Associates
    Documents
    19 docs on file
    Reference
    P/2020/0078
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2016
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Addition of roof pod to approved remodelling of the existing house (P/2015/0780) Re-Submission of P/2015/1181

    Agent
    HERITAGE VISION LTD
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    P/2016/0554
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£670,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£300,000

Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 May 2005Most recent

    £300,000

    +50.0%over 2 years
  2. 28 August 2002

    £200,000

    +42.9%over 2 years
  3. 21 October 1999

    £140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2JP: £570,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Meadfoot Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Northwood stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,293

Street avg £2,379

Below

Floor Area

232 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 9.0 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Torquay district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lincombe Hall Hotel — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Warberry CofE Academy. 16 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ1 2JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 2JP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 2JP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Northwood, Meadfoot Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.