4 Blythswood Crescent, Torquay, TQ1 3HJ
About 4 Blythswood Crescent
4 Blythswood Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 79.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sale on file: £290,000 in September 2022. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Blythswood Crescent's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
4 Blythswood Crescent has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Blythswood Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 September 2022Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3HJ: £208,500 (2024–2004).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Blythswood Crescent homes
4 Blythswood Crescent outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,085
Street avg £2,692
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lynway Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Upton St James CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB