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311 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB

4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 311 Babbacombe Road

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

311 Babbacombe Road is a semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 97 m² this is the 16th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–486 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 35 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 13.8% below the 2017 sale of £407,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 107.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 34 EPCs).

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 311 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Nov 2017
    SubdivisionAmendment
    In report

    Existing Semi-detached house, converted to two separate flats, consisting of a 1/2 bedroom ground floor flat and a 3/4 bedroom first floor flat.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    P/2017/0677
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single Storey Rear Extension With Enlarged Balcony Area (Revised Scheme)

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    P/2006/0997
    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.

311 Babbacombe Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£351,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£407,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 November 2017Most recent

    £407,000

    +23.0%over 12 years
  2. 30 March 2005

    £331,000

    +69.7%over 3 years
  3. 21 February 2002

    £195,000

    +129.4%over 5 years
  4. 21 November 1996

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3TB: £162,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Babbacombe Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 311 Babbacombe Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,196

Street avg £3,387

Strongly above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 2.2 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

0.1 km

Babbacombe Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School. 15 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 3TB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 3TB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 3TB

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 311 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.