Leigh Cottage, Haldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LY
About Leigh Cottage
Leigh Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 56.3% above the 2020 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £80,000 in February 2020.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Leigh Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Leigh Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 18 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2020Most recent
£80,000
+64.9%over 18 years21 November 2001
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2LY: £260,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2LY
Haldon Mews, Haldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LY
Sold Aug 2025
£185,000Leigh Close, Haldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LY
Sold Aug 2021
£260,000Leigh Court, Haldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LY
Sold Oct 2019
£300,000Lyndale, Haldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LY
Sold Apr 2016
£329,950The Coach House, Haldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LY
Sold Jun 2014
£250,000
Everything we know about Leigh Cottage, 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 Haldon Road homes
EPC Rating for Leigh Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £2,452
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.0 km
Haldon Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 14 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB