179a, Union Street, Torquay, TQ1 4BY

179a is a mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4BY). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 68 m² this is the 18th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (33 versus a best of 81).

It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 68 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 41.8% above the 2005 sale price.