28a, Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY

28a is a detached house in St. Marychurch, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2023. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 sits 147.5% above the 2000 sale of £188,700. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 36.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.