9 Derwent Road, Torquay, TQ1 3QL

9 Derwent Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 47.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.