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Upper Yarboro, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
96 m²
1035 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Upper Yarboro

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

Upper Yarboro is a semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3PT). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1035 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 23.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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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.

Upper Yarboro's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Upper Yarboro, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2010
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Replace existing windows with PVCU

    New Windows
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    P/2010/0053
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2009
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Replace wood windows and entrance door with UPVC

    New Windows
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    P/2009/0277
    View planning record
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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.

Upper Yarboro saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£210,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£169,950

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 November 2014Most recent

    £169,950

    +15.6%over 1 year
  2. 4 December 2012

    £147,000

    +2.8%over 4 years
  3. 4 September 2008

    £143,000

    +6.7%over 3 years
  4. 19 May 2005

    £134,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3PT: £355,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Aveland Road homes

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

Upper Yarboro outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,768

Street avg £6,539

Below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

0.3 km

St Alban's Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Spires College. 20 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 3PT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 3PT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 3PT

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 Upper Yarboro, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.