Upper Yarboro, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT
About Upper Yarboro
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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2020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
Planning history
- Mar 2010RenovationFullIn report
Replace existing windows with PVCU
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2010/0053
- Aug 2009RenovationFullIn report
Replace wood windows and entrance door with UPVC
New Windows- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P/2009/0277
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Upper Yarboro
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Upper Yarboro saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£210,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 9 years.
£169,950
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2014Most recent
£169,950
+15.6%over 1 year4 December 2012
£147,000
+2.8%over 4 years4 September 2008
£143,000
+6.7%over 3 years19 May 2005
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3PT: £355,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in TQ1 3PT
Elmira, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT
Sold Dec 2024
£355,000Avonwick, Flat 1, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT
Sold Feb 2022
£1,450,000Aveland House, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT
Sold Sept 2021
£470,000Upper Horsley, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT
Sold May 2021
£287,0001 Belvedere, Aveland Road, Torquay, TQ1 3PT
Sold Feb 2018
£310,000
Everything we know about Upper Yarboro, in one report
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 Aveland Road homes
Upper Yarboro outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,768
Street avg £6,539
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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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
0.3 km
St Alban's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Spires College. 20 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB