23 Dower Road, Torquay, TQ1 4JJ
About 23 Dower Road
23 Dower Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sold November 2023 for £282,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 86.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Dower Road 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
Latest sale on 23 Dower Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 20 years.
£282,500
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2023Most recent
£282,500
+18.9%over 2 years11 July 2021
£237,500
+38.9%over 14 years21 May 2007
£171,000
+14.8%over 3 years15 April 2004
£149,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4JJ: £242,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 23 Dower Road, 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 Dower Road homes
23 Dower Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,363
Street avg £2,053
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Dower Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Homelands Primary School. 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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB