8 Bishops Rise, Torquay, TQ1 2PJ
About 8 Bishops Rise
8 Bishops Rise is a four-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 179 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £690,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
8 Bishops Rise sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Bishops Rise has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 4 years.
£690,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2022Most recent
£690,000
+48.4%over 3 years18 September 2018
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2PJ: £575,000 (2024–2018).
Everything we know about 8 Bishops Rise, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bishops Rise homes
EPC Rating for 8 Bishops Rise lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,855
Street avg £3,142
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.9 km
Asheldon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB