5 Dower Road, Torquay, TQ1 4JJ
About 5 Dower Road
5 Dower Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 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
5 Dower Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 25 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2022Most recent
£270,000
+558.5%over 25 years19 May 1997
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4JJ: £242,000 (2025–2021).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Dower Road homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Dower Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,308
Street avg £2,134
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB