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Rear Of 15, Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4PU

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Rear Of 15

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

Rear Of 15 is a mid-terrace house in St. Marychurch, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4PU). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since July 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 49.7% above the 2002 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Rear Of 15's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rear Of 15, Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rear Of 15 has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Rear Of 15 valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£217,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£145,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 July 2002Most recent

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4PU: £200,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Fore Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Rear Of 15 is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,933

Street avg £15,445

Below

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

Chilcote Memorial — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay. 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 4PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 4PU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 4PU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Rear Of 15, Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4PU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.