8 Blenheim Close, Torquay, TQ1 2SA
About 8 Blenheim Close
8 Blenheim Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2SA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 21.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2018 for £365,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Blenheim Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Partial Conversion of Detached Garage to Habitable Room
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2024/0598
- Jul 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Installation of extension to the rear of property.
- Agent
- Martin Cox MB Eng
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2024/0409
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2018Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2SA: £465,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2SA
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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
On epc rating, 8 Blenheim Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,679
Street avg £3,745
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB