9 Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY
About 9 Church Road
9 Church Road is a five-bedroom detached house in St. Marychurch, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2935 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £845,000 is 20.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
9 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Church Road has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2015ConservatoryHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey timber framed conservatory replacing existing on same footprint.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2015/1039
- Dec 2015ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey timber framed conservatory replacing existing on same footprint.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2015/1038
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Church Road
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
Latest sale on 9 Church Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£845,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 17 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
17 October 2013Most recent
£700,000
+174.5%over 17 years24 June 1996
£255,000
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 9 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
On co₂ emissions, 9 Church Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,567
Street avg £2,612
Floor Area
273 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB