48 Ash Hill Road, Torquay, TQ1 3JD
About 48 Ash Hill Road
48 Ash Hill Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2013) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 is 15.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
48 Ash Hill Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Garden Area To The Side of 48, Ash Hill Road; T1 X1-Turkey Oak - X2 Lowest branches growing towards property, prune back to main stem. Branches growing on the South Western side of tree, crown reduce BY removing approximately x2.5 metres from branch tips. All pruning cuts to be made at suitable growth points. Remove all cut material from site.
- Agent
- Teign Trees
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2018/0102
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 48 Ash Hill Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 5 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2021Most recent
£355,000
+61.4%over 4 years11 October 2016
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3JD: £235,000 (2018–2013).
Everything we know about 48 Ash Hill Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Ash Hill Road homes
Price per m² for 48 Ash Hill Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,910
Street avg £1,895
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
St Marychurch Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Upton St James CofE Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB