14a, Western Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RL
About 14a
14a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4RL). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. At 109 m² this is the 19th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–371 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 33 units on file.
At 109 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
14a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
14a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 14a
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 18 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£185,000
+6.6%over 15 years9 November 2007
£173,500
+54.9%over 3 years30 August 2004
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4RL: £267,500 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4RL
Everything we know about 14a, 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 Western Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 14a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,697
Street avg £1,804
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB