13 Bishops Close, Torquay, TQ1 2PL
About 13 Bishops Close
13 Bishops Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2PL). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1180 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. At 110 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 42.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
13 Bishops Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Alterations and single storey extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2009/0130
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
13 Bishops Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 12 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2011Most recent
£345,000
+141.3%over 11 years10 October 1999
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2PL: £565,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 13 Bishops Close, 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 Close homes
Years Held for 13 Bishops Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,148
Street avg £3,218
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.8 km
Asheldon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB