15 17, Hatfield Road, Torquay, TQ1 3BW
About 15 17
15 17 is a 15-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 508 m² (around 5468 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 508 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 15 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £649,000 sits 260.6% above the 2000 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 74.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms15
- Bathrooms15
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
15 17's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2017AmendmentIn report
Lawful development for use of car park as Class B2.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2017/0470
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 15 17
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
15 17's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£649,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.6% per year over 1 year.
£180,000
Growth on file: 20.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
31 October 2000Most recent
£180,000
+28.6%over 1 year30 June 1999
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3BW: £395,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ1 3BW
Everything we know about 15 17, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Hatfield Road homes
Price per m² for 15 17 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£354
Street avg £1,963
Floor Area
508 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
18 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Windsor Road 10 — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ellacombe Church of England Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB