5 Blenheim Close, Torquay, TQ1 2SA
About 5 Blenheim Close
5 Blenheim Close is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2SA). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 6 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 is 22% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,000 in March 2021. 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
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Blenheim Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2005/0553
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£540,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 March 2021Most recent
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2SA: £420,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2SA
Everything we know about 5 Blenheim Close, 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 Blenheim Close homes
Years Held for 5 Blenheim Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,154
Street avg £3,850
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Higher Lincombe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 12 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
38.4dB