Flat 1, 1 Kents Road, Torquay, TQ1 2NL

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2NL). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 160 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–224 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 27). The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor.

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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2023 for £405,000.