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Flat 6, 2 Kents Road, Torquay, TQ1 2NL

4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Floor top floor
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Overview

About Flat 6

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

Flat 6 is an end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2NL). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft). At 116 m² this is the 6th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–165 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band.

At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 74 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £249,950. 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 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 6, 2 Kents Road, Torquay, TQ1 2NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 6 has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Jun 2018
    Amendment
    In report

    Non material amendment to P/2016/1316 internal layout alterations.

    Agent
    Croft Surveyors
    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    P/2017/0869
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2018
    Change of UseHeritage
    In report

    Amendments to Listed Building Consent Ref: P/2016/1317 (Conversion and change of use from care home (C2) to 12 residential apartments (C3); Internal and external alterations).

    Agent
    Croft Surveyors
    Listed
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    P/2018/0098
    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.

Flat 6 valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£264,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£249,950

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 August 2025Most recent

    £249,950

    +25.0%over 5 years
  2. 18 December 2019

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2NL: £240,000 (2025–2023).

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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 years held, Flat 6 runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,155

Street avg £3,439

On par

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 10 years

Strongly below
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.

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Flat 6, 2 Kents Road, Torquay, TQ1 2NL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.