Combe Dene House, Flat 3, Teignmouth Road, Torquay, TQ1 4RW

Combe Dene House is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in Combe Dene House, where floor areas span 47–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (70 versus a worst of 67). The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 24.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 66 EPCs). Last sale on file: £104,250 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.