4 Colsons Cottages, Petitor Road, Torquay, TQ1 4QA
About 4 Colsons Cottages
4 Colsons Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 516 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 25.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 20 EPCs). Sold April 2020 for £142,000.
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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
Energy performance
4 Colsons Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 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
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Sales history & valuation
4 Colsons Cottages's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 13 years.
£142,000
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
23 April 2020Most recent
£142,000
+5.0%over 13 years12 March 2007
£135,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4QA: £257,950 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4QA
Everything we know about 4 Colsons Cottages, 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 Petitor Road homes
Floor Area for 4 Colsons Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,961
Street avg £2,513
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB