1 Abbey Mews, Greenway Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4NJ

1 Abbey Mews is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St. Marychurch, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–83 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.