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Mentone, Bedford Road, Torquay, TQ1 3LJ

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
196 m²
2110 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Mentone

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

Mentone is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 21.7% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £320,000 in August 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

Mentone sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Mentone, Bedford Road, Torquay, TQ1 3LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mentone 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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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

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£320,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 August 2022Most recent

    £320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3LJ: £155,000 (2025–2024).

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Bedford Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Mentone outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,633

Street avg £1,889

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Floor Area

196 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Cary Park Road

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1 Belvedere, Aveland Road

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£318k

1 Georgian Court, Babbacombe Road

TQ1 3TF

3 bed2 bath
£307k

1 Budleigh Close

TQ1 3UE

2 bed
£381k

1 Cedar Court Road

TQ1 3HH

5 bed3 bath
£382k

1 Harewood, Cary Park

TQ1 3NG

3 bed
£301k

1 Charmouth Close

TQ1 3UD

2 bed
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.
Full Torquay report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Babbacombe Hotel — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 3LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Mentone, Bedford Road, Torquay, TQ1 3LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.