Firsdene, Flat 7, Ellesmere Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QH

Firsdene is a semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2QH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 85 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Firsdene (38–85 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 25% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm.