2 Old Coach House, 16 Kents Lane, Torquay, TQ1 2PP
About 2 Old Coach House
2 Old Coach House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2PP). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 57 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 35.5% above the 2018 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Old Coach House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2011Garage ConversionFullIn report
Alterations and conversion of existing garage and hallway into a kitchen and lounge, move front door and form wall
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2011/0223
- Mar 2008SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion Of Single Dwelling Into 1 No Bedsit And 1 No Bedroom Flat
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2007/1848
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Old Coach House changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 15 years.
£138,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2018Most recent
£138,000
+18.7%over 1 year2 December 2016
£116,250
+30.6%over 12 years1 April 2004
£89,000
+23.6%over 1 year6 December 2002
£72,000
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 2 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 epc rating, 2 Old Coach House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,421
Street avg £4,444
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.0 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