85, Highland Road
85, Highland Road
Description & Estimates
85, Highland Road, Torquay is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,054 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 316 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 85, Highland Road, Torquay is £270,589 and its rental estimate is £1,365 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Highland Road, Torquay, TQ2 falls within the TQ2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
85, Highland Road, Torquay has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2009 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2014.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 85, Highland Road, Torquay, we estimate a market value of £284,119 and a rental value of £1,433 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £251,648 and £1,269 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 85, Highland Road, Torquay has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £5,714 (2.1%) and its estimated rental value grow by £62 per month (4.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 85, Highland Road, Torquay as measuring 316 m2.
That makes it the 10th largest plot in the postcode, where 21 of the 23 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
85, Highland Road, Torquay has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 25 Aug 2014.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 85, Highland Road, Torquay completed on 31st July 2009 at £160,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 39.3% over the period since July 2009.
- Sold Jul 2009£160,000
- Sold Jul 2004£162,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 85, Highland Road, Torquay have sold within a radius of 700 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 17th April 2023, was 63, Highland Road, Torquay, TQ2 6NJ, a freehold house which sold for £307,500.
Read more about house prices in TQ2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 113 addresses on Highland Road, Torquay, TQ2, 85, Highland Road, Torquay comes out as the 29th largest and the 50th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £10k more expensive than the average property across the TQ2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mSherwell Valley Primary School
- 700mOur Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
- 1.1kmCockington Primary School
- 700mTorquay Boys' Grammar School
- 900mTorquay Girls' Grammar School
- 1.7kmTorquay Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 85, Highland Road, Torquay, the nearest station is Torre, 1.0 kilometres away.
- 1.0kmTorre
- 1.5kmTorquay
- 3.9kmPaignton
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
