39a, Parkfield Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AL

39a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 45 EPCs). Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 33.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.