11a, Thurlow Road, Torquay, TQ1 3DZ

11a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since August 1995 — that's 31 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 £366,000 sits 330.6% above the 1995 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 68 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.