1 Old Coach House, 16 Kents Lane, Torquay, TQ1 2PP
About 1 Old Coach House
1 Old Coach House is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2PP). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Old Coach House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Old Coach House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Old Coach House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Old Coach House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2PP: £241,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2PP
2 Berkley Cottages, Kents Lane, Torquay, TQ1 2PP
Sold May 2025
£215,0001 Berkley Cottages, Kents Lane, Torquay, TQ1 2PP
Sold Dec 2024
£241,5003 Kents Mews, Kents Lane, Torquay, TQ1 2PP
Sold Feb 2024
£2,800,0001 Ilsham Cottage, Kents Lane, Torquay, TQ1 2PP
Sold Oct 2023
£220,00026 Kents Lane, Torquay, TQ1 2PP
Sold Dec 2022
£345,000
Everything we know about 1 Old Coach House, 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 Kents Lane homes
On floor area, 1 Old Coach House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Illsham Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB