1 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF

1 St Michaels Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–169 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (18 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 31). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 24.1% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£859/sq ft) was about 524.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.