21a, Magdalene Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AF

21a is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 40 m² this is the 9th smallest of 70 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–195 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 70 units on file.

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 69 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 16.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 75.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.