31a, Parkfield Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AL

31a is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 46 units on file.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2005–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 69.1% above the 2006 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.