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Berea, Kents Road, Torquay, TQ1 2NL

4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Berea

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

Berea is a semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2NL). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 74 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold May 2023 for £620,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 118.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Berea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Berea has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2025
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Replacement of garage with single storey side extension.

    Agent
    Morris Architectural Design
    Reference
    P/2025/0252
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    G1 - Group of Ash/Elm/Sycamore to be felled to ground level in order to allow the Apple trees below to flourish

    Agent
    Kneebone Trees LTD
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    AT/2023/0302
    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.

Berea has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£620,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£620,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2023Most recent

    £620,000

    +21.6%over 3 years

  2. 21 August 2019

    £510,000

    +54.5%over 14 years

  3. 9 February 2005

    £330,000

    +41.6%over 2 years

  4. 28 July 2002

    £233,000

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 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Berea runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,875

Street avg £2,476

Above

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 232 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 14.9 t/year

Strongly above
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.

Go deeper on the local area

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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