16 Daison Cottages, Bottom Flat, Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HB
About 16 Daison Cottages
16 Daison Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4HB). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 80.4% above the 2014 sale of £71,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Daison Cottages 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
16 Daison Cottages's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.5% per year over 12 years.
£71,500
Growth on file: -1.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2014Most recent
£71,500
-16.9%over 11 years8 March 2002
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4HB: £132,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4HB
8 Daison Cottages, Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HB
Sold Apr 2025
£170,00012 Daison Cottages, Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HB
Sold Sept 2022
£121,30814 Daison Cottages, Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HB
Sold May 2022
£132,0003 Daison Cottages, Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HB
Sold Nov 2020
£143,9506b Daison Cottages, Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HB
Sold Nov 2019
£122,500
Everything we know about 16 Daison Cottages, 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 Lymington Road homes
16 Daison Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Chatto Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Torquay Academy. 21 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB