16 Bishops Close, Torquay, TQ1 2PL
About 16 Bishops Close
16 Bishops Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2PL). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 133.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in June 2021. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
16 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 16 Bishops Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Ash - dismantle and fell to near ground level T2 - Ash - dismantle and fell to near ground level T3 - Ash - dismantle and fell to near ground level T4 - Ash - dismantle and fell to near ground level These trees are displaying the early signs of Chalara Ash Dieback and need to be felled before becoming unsafe to climb by an arborist.
- Agent
- Devon Tree Services
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2020/0297
- Mar 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
I believe the trees to be Ash. There are 3 or 4 that I would like to prune. There are a number of branches overhanging our garden and I'm concerned that they may cause harm to our child and dog and possibly our summer house. We would also like to reduce the height of said trees by 2m mand the overhang by 2-3m because once they are pruned on the sides we believe they will become "top heavy" and given our location and the winds we sometimes get they could become unsafe. They are also causing a large amount of shading to our garden, which is to the detriment of some other shrubs.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2016/0008
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 16 Bishops Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£650,000
+106.3%over 5 years20 November 2015
£315,000
+148.0%over 19 years11 September 1996
£127,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2PL: £500,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 16 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
On price per m², 16 Bishops Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,779
Street avg £3,082
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB