The Forge, Western Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RL
About The Forge
The Forge is an end-of-terrace house in Torquay (TQ1 4RL). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1118 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 2010–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 14.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 77.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £275,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Forge's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Feb 2023AnnexFullIn report
Converting an existing garage into an annex. Increase the pitch of the existing roof, keeping the eaves at the same level.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2022/1321
- Nov 2022AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First-floor extension to garage to create an annexe.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2022/0871
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Forge
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.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 10 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2020Most recent
£275,000
+12.7%over 9 years10 November 2010
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4RL: £267,500 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4RL
Everything we know about The Forge, 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
The Forge outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,647
Street avg £2,106
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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