2 Enfield Cottages, St James Place, Torquay, TQ1 3LT
About 2 Enfield Cottages
2 Enfield Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 61 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Last sale on file: £280,000 in November 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
2 Enfield Cottages 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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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 20 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2022Most recent
£280,000
+51.4%over 3 years18 July 2019
£185,000
+60.9%over 16 years28 March 2003
£115,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TQ1 3LT: £68,400 (2002–1996).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.0 km
Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB