What type of property is Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ?

Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ sell for?

Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ last sold for £180,000 in May 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £48,000 in March 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ changed over time?

Across 4 sales between March 1998 and May 2024, Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ rose from £48,000 to £180,000, a change of £132,000. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ?

The current EPC rating for Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ?

Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ heated?

The latest EPC at Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ have?

Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in December 2019. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ?

Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ is in council tax band C.

Where is Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ located?

Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ sits in Torquay. It falls within the TQ1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ?

Police records around Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ?

The closest primary school to Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ is All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School (612m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Spires College (732m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ?

The closest bus stop to Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, TQ1 3LJ is Babbacombe Hotel, 52m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, Torquay, TQ1 3LJ

EPC B4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Royal Court

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

Royal Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. At 52 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Royal Court, where floor areas span 47–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 74.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £180,000 in May 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road
BalconyYes

Building

LiftYes
ConciergeYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Royal Court ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Royal Court, Flat 7, Bedford Road, Torquay, TQ1 3LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dec 2019
RenovationFull
In report
Removal of 8 x painted metal frames, glazed balcony balustrades. Replacement with frameless glass balustrades with stainless steel top rail.
Agent
Arbor Design
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
P/2019/1084
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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.

Royal Court has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£186,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£180,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

1 May 2024Most recent
£180,000
+10.8%over 1 year
4 November 2022
£162,500
+30.0%over 18 years
16 March 2004
£125,000
+160.4%over 6 years
5 March 1998
£48,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3LJ: £155,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in TQ1 3LJ

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On the street

Versus other Bedford Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Royal Court stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,462

Street avg £2,350

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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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.

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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· 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

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75 dB

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