2a, Ellacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3AT

2a is an end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 3AT). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. At 28 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 39 units on file.

Held since February 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. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 488.9% above the 1999 sale of £18,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 53.9% below the postcode norm. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.