The Gardeners Cottage, Asheldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QN
About The Gardeners Cottage
The Gardeners Cottage is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2QN). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (239 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 86.1% above the 2021 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Gardeners Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Gardeners Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Gardeners Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2021Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2QN: £370,000 (2019–2005).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2QN
Roydon, Flat, Asheldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QN
Sold Jul 2019
£850,000The Coach House, Asheldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QN
Sold Jun 2011
£370,000Mowbray, Asheldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QN
Sold Jan 2009
£277,500Wolverton, Asheldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QN
Sold Sept 2007
£762,0001 Ardmore, Asheldon Road, Torquay, TQ1 2QN
Sold Oct 2005
£229,000
Everything we know about The Gardeners Cottage, 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 Asheldon Road homes
The Gardeners Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,988
Street avg £1,773
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 275 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 11.1 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
Asheldon Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB