What type of property is 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ?

3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ?

3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ last sold for £197,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ?

The current EPC rating for 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ?

3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TQ1 3HJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ?

3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ located?

3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ sits in Torquay. It falls within the TQ1 postcode district.

Is 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ?

The closest primary school to 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ is Upton St James CofE Primary School (376m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Spires College (388m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ?

The closest bus stop to 3 Blythswood Crescent, TQ1 3HJ is Lynway Court, 152m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Blythswood Crescent, Torquay, TQ1 3HJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Blythswood Crescent

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Blythswood Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 is 20.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold December 2022 for £197,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Blythswood Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Blythswood Crescent, Torquay, TQ1 3HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Blythswood Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£238,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£197,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 December 2022Most recent
£197,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3HJ: £242,000 (2024–2004).

Nearby sales in TQ1 3HJ

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On the street

Versus other Blythswood Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 3 Blythswood Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,814

Street avg £3,116

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Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Torquay district page.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Lynway Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Upton St James CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ1 3HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 3HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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