2 Gainsborough Close, Torquay, TQ1 2SB
About 2 Gainsborough Close
2 Gainsborough Close is a property in Torquay (TQ1 2SB). It has council tax band D.
Held since January 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
2 Gainsborough Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1. Row of trees consisting of Holm Oak and Beech to be crown lifted over highway to achieve a ground clearance of 5m. Side prune trees on southern and northern boundary by approx 1m and clear property by approx 1.5m. All works to conform with BS3998.
- Agent
- Hi-Line Contractors
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2021/0237
- Nov 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Austrian Pine (T1) - Fell to ground level because of rot and decay at it's base.
- Agent
- Hi-Line
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2019/0258
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Gainsborough Close has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£76,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 1999Most recent
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2SB: £285,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2SB
21 Gainsborough Close, Torquay, TQ1 2SB
Sold Mar 2025
£299,95011 Gainsborough Close, Torquay, TQ1 2SB
Sold Jan 2024
£325,75023 Gainsborough Close, Torquay, TQ1 2SB
Sold Sept 2021
£285,00010 Gainsborough Close, Torquay, TQ1 2SB
Sold Oct 2020
£225,00036 Gainsborough Close, Torquay, TQ1 2SB
Sold Jan 2020
£188,000
Everything we know about 2 Gainsborough 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
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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
Gainsborough Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB