What kind of home is 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE?

20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE sell for?

20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE last sold for £325,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £220,000 in August 2018, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between August 2018 and January 2022, 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE rose from £220,000 to £325,000, a change of £105,000. That works out to roughly +12.3% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE?

The current EPC rating for 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE?

20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE use?

The latest EPC at 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE?

20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE is in council tax band C.

Which area is 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE in?

20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE sits in Torquay. It falls within the TQ1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE?

Police records around 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE?

The closest primary school to 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE is All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School (306m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Spires College (907m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE?

The closest bus stop to 20 Budleigh Close, TQ1 3UE is Locks Hill, 214m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Budleigh Close, Torquay, TQ1 3UE

Notable views

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 20 Budleigh Close

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

20 Budleigh Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 3UE). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 64.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Budleigh Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2025

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Budleigh Close, Torquay, TQ1 3UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Budleigh Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£343,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

6 January 2022Most recent
£325,000
+47.7%over 3 years
30 August 2018
£220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 3UE: £290,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in TQ1 3UE

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On the street

Versus other Budleigh Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 20 Budleigh Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,916

Street avg £2,840

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

Full Torquay report

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

0.2 km

Locks Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ1 3UE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 3UE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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