1 Drakes Court, Barewell Road, Torquay, TQ1 4PA
About 1 Drakes Court
1 Drakes Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 644 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sold August 2018 for £157,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 is 32.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 26 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Drakes Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Drakes Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Drakes Court
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 19 years.
£157,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
2 August 2018Most recent
£157,000
+20.8%over 8 years7 December 2009
£130,000
+45.7%over 7 years7 May 2002
£89,250
+62.4%over 3 years12 February 1999
£54,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4PA: £255,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4PA
Everything we know about 1 Drakes Court, 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 Barewell Road homes
1 Drakes Court is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,625
Street avg £2,210
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Homelands Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Margaret's Academy. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB