31b, Ash Hill Road, Torquay, TQ1 3JB

31b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 446 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 40), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 41 m² this is the 17th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–227 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (18 versus a best of 82).

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. At 41 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 47 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 57.4% above the 2010 sale of £68,000.