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12a, Western Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RL

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12a

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

12a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4RL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in December 2017, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 17.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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
Energy

Energy performance

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

12a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12a, Western Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Apr 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Beech (T1) - Crown lift within the lowest part of the crown by removing and shorting branches with the final cuts no bigger than 50 mm because telephone wires pass through the tree crown and are under tension from the branches. Also, the crown reduction by 1.5 metres to achieve clearance from B Tlane on the north, south and western aspects of the tree.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    AT/2024/0052
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2011
    Trees
    In report

    T1: Beech- Crown lift to 4m; 1.5m Reduction to 2 branches that affect phone lines

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    AT/2011/0186
    View planning record
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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.

12a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£255,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£217,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 2017Most recent

    £217,000

    +117.0%over 6 years

  2. 25 April 2011

    £100,000

    -41.9%over 7 years

  3. 28 November 2003

    £172,000

    +194.0%over 4 years

  4. 3 November 1999

    £58,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4RL: £267,500 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Western Road homes

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

12a is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,584

Street avg £2,110

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 121 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£278k

1 Cambridge Road

TQ1 4QN

2 bed1 bath
£208k

1 Drakes Court, Barewell Road

TQ1 4PA

2 bed
£185k

1 Coombe Park Cottages, Teignmouth Road

TQ1 4RP

2 bed1 bath
£172k

1 Chapel Mews, Western Road

TQ1 4RL

2 bed
£160k

1 Daison Cottages, Lymington Road

TQ1 4HB

2 bed1 bath
£256k

1 Barewell Road

TQ1 4PA

3 bed1 bath
£253k

1 Dower Road

TQ1 4JJ

3 bed1 bath
£288k

1 Borough Road

TQ1 4QW

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Torquay report

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

0.1 km

Park Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Cuthbert Mayne School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 4RL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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