313 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB
About 313 Babbacombe Road
313 Babbacombe Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 27.3% above the 2016 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
313 Babbacombe Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Demolition and replacement of existing ground floor sun lounge with new balcony over (retrospective)
- Agent
- Oliver Green Partnership
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2018/0095
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 313 Babbacombe Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
313 Babbacombe Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 17 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2016Most recent
£370,000
+196.0%over 16 years1 August 1999
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3TB: £162,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in TQ1 3TB
Ansteys Court, Flat 7, 327 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB
Sold Jul 2024
£100,000Ansteys Court, Flat 9, 327 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB
Sold Jan 2024
£162,000Ansteys Court, Flat 3, 327 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB
Sold Dec 2023
£160,000Ansteys Court, Flat 4, 327 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB
Sold Jun 2023
£165,000Ansteys Court, Flat 8, 327 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 3TB
Sold Apr 2023
£172,000
Everything we know about 313 Babbacombe Road, 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 Babbacombe Road homes
313 Babbacombe Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,869
Street avg £2,849
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB