20a, Western Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RL
About 20a
20a is a four-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4RL). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a balcony. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 is 18.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 43.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £435,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 20a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2011Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Ash- Reduce by 2mT2: Beech- Reduce by 2mT3: Lime- Reduce by 2m
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2011/0018
- Jun 2002
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- 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.
£515,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 20 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2022Most recent
£435,000
+89.1%over 19 years19 June 2003
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4RL: £267,500 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4RL
Everything we know about 20a, 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
Floor Area for 20a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,175
Street avg £2,134
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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