38 Upton Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AJ
About 38 Upton Road
38 Upton Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 60.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £257,500 in January 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
38 Upton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 38 Upton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 16 years.
£257,500
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2023Most recent
£257,500
+44.7%over 4 years9 February 2018
£178,000
+24.9%over 10 years18 April 2007
£142,550
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4AJ: £180,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4AJ
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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
Versus other Upton Road homes
On years held, 38 Upton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,164
Street avg £1,613
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Coach Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Upton St James CofE Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB