3 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
About 3 St Michaels Close
3 St Michaels Close is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in June 2004. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 85.3% above the 2004 sale of £184,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2006RenovationFullIn report
New Vehicular Driveway
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2006/0384
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
3 St Michaels Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£184,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 June 2004Most recent
£184,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4DF: £136,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4DF
St Michaels House, Flat 4, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Jan 2024
£130,000St Michaels House, Flat 1, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Oct 2023
£353,000St Michaels House, Flat 2, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Aug 2023
£129,950St Michaels House, Flat 6, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Feb 2021
£136,500St Michaels House, Flat 3, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Aug 2019
£98,000
Everything we know about 3 St Michaels Close, 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 St Michaels Close homes
On price per m², 3 St Michaels Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,978
Street avg £4,488
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
Torre Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Torre Church of England Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB