57 Ash Hill Road, Torquay, TQ1 3JD
About 57 Ash Hill Road
57 Ash Hill Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 108.7% above the 2014 sale of £184,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 50.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in November 2014. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
57 Ash Hill Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Ventilation system changed
Planning history
- Jul 2025RenovationFullIn report
Alterations to front wall and new terrace.
- Reference
- P/2025/0007
- Mar 2025
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
57 Ash Hill Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£184,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 November 2014Most recent
£184,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3JD: £235,000 (2021–2015).
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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
On price per m², 57 Ash Hill Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,129
Street avg £2,488
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
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