Flat 4, 23 Thurlow Road, Torquay, TQ1 3DZ

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 3DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 27.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 68 EPCs). Sold October 2022 for £88,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.