3 Colsons Cottages, Petitor Road, Torquay, TQ1 4QA
About 3 Colsons Cottages
3 Colsons Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2011. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump.
At 47 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 36.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Colsons Cottages 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
3 Colsons Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 10 years.
£113,000
Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2016Most recent
£113,000
+25.6%over 1 year15 July 2015
£90,000
-31.3%over 8 years19 July 2006
£131,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4QA: £257,950 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4QA
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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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Petitor Road homes
Floor Area for 3 Colsons Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,404
Street avg £2,556
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.0 km
Petitor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB