20 Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY
About 20 Church Road
20 Church Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St. Marychurch, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 662 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since December 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 61 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 48% above the 2009 sale price.
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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
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
20 Church Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Church Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
20 Church Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 15 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2009Most recent
£125,000
-19.4%over 4 years5 May 2005
£155,000
+260.5%over 10 years17 March 1995
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4QY: £250,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4QY
16 Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY
Sold Jun 2025
£215,00014 Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY
Sold Oct 2024
£250,000Forge Cottage, Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY
Sold Dec 2023
£265,00028c, Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY
Sold Jul 2023
£381,00022 Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY
Sold Apr 2022
£205,000
Everything we know about 20 Church Road, 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 Church Road homes
20 Church Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,033
Street avg £2,642
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Petitor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay. 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
39.9dB