40a, Western Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RL

40a is a two-bedroom detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4RL). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 110 m² this is the 20th 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.

Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 104.4% above the 2016 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 110 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 32 EPCs).