Morningside, Flat 4, Barrington Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QJ

Morningside is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 2QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Morningside, where floor areas span 45–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 52 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 26% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.