1 Parkfield Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AL
About 1 Parkfield Road
1 Parkfield Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in March 2006. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 39.2% above the 2006 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
1 Parkfield 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Parkfield 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
1 Parkfield Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.2% per year over 5 years.
£199,000
Growth on file: 17.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2006Most recent
£199,000
+119.9%over 4 years27 March 2001
£90,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4AL: £135,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4AL
Everything we know about 1 Parkfield 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
Versus other Parkfield Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Parkfield Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,157
Street avg £1,364
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Upton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Upton St James CofE Primary School. 22 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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB