8 Hesketh Mews, Meadfoot Sea Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LT

8 Hesketh Mews is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2LT). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 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. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 128.3% above the 2000 sale of £169,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 36.7% below the postcode norm.