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Admirals House, 1 Kents Road, Torquay, TQ1 2NL

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
32 m²
344 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 27
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Admirals House

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

Admirals House is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2NL). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2021); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2026. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 74 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.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

Admirals House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F27
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Admirals House, 1 Kents Road, Torquay, TQ1 2NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.

  1. Mar 2026
    Telecoms
    In report

    Installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus, including cabling and trunking.

    Reference
    P/2026/0142
    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.

Admirals House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£108,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2NL: £240,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Kents Road homes

Four headline reads against 70 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Admirals House runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

27 (F)

Street avg 64 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

32 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par
Comparables

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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.
Full Torquay report

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

Higher Erith Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Ilsham Church of England Academy. 13 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 2NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 2NL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 2NL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

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

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