4 Western Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RL
About 4 Western Road
4 Western Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4RL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 92.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 32 EPCs). Sold March 2020 for £210,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2025Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed: Garage conversion to create study/WC & outhouse conversion to create internal WC.
- Reference
- P/2025/0263
- Aug 2010RenovationFullIn report
Improved car parking and access
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2010/0775
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Western Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2020Most recent
£210,000
+296.2%over 20 years19 August 1999
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4RL: £267,500 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4RL
Everything we know about 4 Western 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 Western Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 4 Western Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,917
Street avg £2,090
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB