Northwood, Meadfoot Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JP
About Northwood
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 performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2020SubdivisionFullIn 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
- Jul 2016RenovationFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 6 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
10 May 2005Most recent
£300,000
+50.0%over 2 years28 August 2002
£200,000
+42.9%over 2 years21 October 1999
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2JP: £570,000 (2025–2020).
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£295,000Merlewood House, Meadfoot Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JP
Sold Sept 2021
£690,000Sydore, Meadfoot Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JP
Sold Nov 2020
£725,00010 Meadfoot Road, Torquay, TQ1 2JP
Sold Mar 2020
£570,000
Everything we know about Northwood, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Meadfoot Road homes
On epc rating, Northwood stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,293
Street avg £2,379
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB