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23 Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band B
Overview

About 23 Church Road

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

23 Church Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St. Marychurch, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Church Road 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.

Price for 23 Church Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£224,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£220,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 December 2021Most recent

    £220,000

    +388.9%over 23 years

  2. 30 July 1998

    £45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4QY: £250,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 23 Church Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £2,533

Strongly above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Cambridge Road

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£172k

1 Chapel Mews, Western Road

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£160k

1 Daison Cottages, Lymington Road

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2 bed1 bath
£253k

1 Dower Road

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3 bed1 bath
£256k

1 Barewell Road

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3 bed1 bath
£176k

1 Ebdon Way

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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.
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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ1 4QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 4QY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 4QY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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 23 Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.