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16 Earls Court, St Vincents Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HF

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 16 Earls Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Earls Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4HF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 71 m² this is the 12th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (May 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 20.9% above the 2017 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated
  • BalconyYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jun 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Earls Court, St Vincents Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Earls Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Earls Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£168,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£139,000

Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 May 2017Most recent

    £139,000

    +1.1%over 10 years

  2. 19 January 2007

    £137,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4HF: £150,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other St Vincents Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Earls Court outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,958

Street avg £2,059

On par

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 65 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£172k

1 Chapel Mews, Western Road

TQ1 4RL

2 bed
£160k

1 Daison Cottages, Lymington Road

TQ1 4HB

2 bed1 bath
£185k

1 Coombe Park Cottages, Teignmouth Road

TQ1 4RP

2 bed1 bath
£208k

1 Drakes Court, Barewell Road

TQ1 4PA

2 bed
£278k

1 Cambridge Road

TQ1 4QN

2 bed1 bath
£176k

1 Ebdon Way

TQ1 4FE

3 bed1 bath
£155k

1 Abbey Mews, Greenway Road, St Marychurch

TQ1 4NJ

3 bed
£131k

1 Brunswick Terrace

TQ1 4AE

1 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Torquay district page.
Full Torquay report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Barton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Torre Church of England Academy. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ1 4HF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 4HF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 4HF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Earls Court, St Vincents Road, Torquay, TQ1 4HF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.