Barrington House, Flat 12, Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ
About Barrington House
Barrington House is a two-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 84 m² this is the 7th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Barrington House, where floor areas span 40–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2010.
Last sale on file: £217,000 in January 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 84 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 16.6% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 107.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works refused in 2010.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1-10: Horse Chestnut and Lime- Crown Lift to 8m
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- AT/2010/0153
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Barrington House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 17 years.
£217,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
17 January 2024Most recent
£217,000
+7.4%over 2 years15 March 2021
£202,000
+11.6%over 6 years10 August 2014
£181,000
-3.5%over 7 years4 December 2006
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2QJ: £145,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2QJ
Barrington House, Flat 5, Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ
Sold Sept 2023
£235,000Barrington House, Flat 8b, Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ
Sold Oct 2022
£96,000Barrington House, Flat 7, Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ
Sold Jun 2021
£145,000Barrington House, Flat 9, Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ
Sold Feb 2021
£121,000Barrington House, Flat 1, Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ
Sold Feb 2019
£85,950
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Barrington Road homes
On years held, Barrington House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,583
Street avg £1,571
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.1 km
Lydwell Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB