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25 Dower Road, Torquay, TQ1 4JJ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25 Dower Road

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

25 Dower Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 31.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2020. Last sale on file: £185,000 in August 2020.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Dower Road, Torquay, TQ1 4JJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2020
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Extension to front (North East) and side (North West)

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    P/2016/0972
    View planning record
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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.

25 Dower Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£244,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£185,000

Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 August 2020Most recent

    £185,000

    +2.2%over 2 years

  2. 24 August 2017

    £181,000

    +3.4%over 9 years

  3. 29 February 2008

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4JJ: £255,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Dower Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 25 Dower Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,056

Street avg £2,153

On par

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 91 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£253k

1 Dower Road

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1 Barewell Road

TQ1 4PA

3 bed1 bath
£288k

1 Borough Road

TQ1 4QW

3 bed1 bath
£176k

1 Ebdon Way

TQ1 4FE

3 bed1 bath
£155k

1 Abbey Mews, Greenway Road, St Marychurch

TQ1 4NJ

3 bed
£278k

1 Cambridge Road

TQ1 4QN

2 bed1 bath
£208k

1 Drakes Court, Barewell Road

TQ1 4PA

2 bed
£185k

1 Coombe Park Cottages, Teignmouth Road

TQ1 4RP

2 bed1 bath
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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 4JJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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

Common questions

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