Amberley Court, Flat 9, Kents Road, Torquay, TQ1 2NL

Amberley Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2NL). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 32 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Amberley Court, where floor areas span 26–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 74 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 110.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.