St Michaels House, Flat 3, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
About St Michaels House
St Michaels House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in St Michaels House, where floor areas span 42–169 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £98,000 in August 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 is 18.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 39.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
St Michaels House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
St Michaels House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 21 years.
£98,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2019Most recent
£98,000
+11.4%over 14 years30 August 2004
£88,000
+77.8%over 2 years18 April 2002
£49,500
+187.0%over 3 years11 October 1998
£17,250
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 10, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Jan 2019
£90,000
Everything we know about St Michaels House, 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
Price per m²
£2,085
Street avg £2,556
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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