Firsdene, Flat 4, Ellesmere Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QH

Firsdene is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2QH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 47 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Firsdene, where floor areas span 38–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (4 versus a best of 71). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 14 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. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 is 44.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.