14, MERLIN WAY, TORQUAY, TQ2 7TE - £158,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

14 MERLIN WAY is a very small semi-detached house of 66m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £287,999. It was last sold for £158,000 in June 2004, which was about the average June 2004 semi-detached price in the Torbay local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2017, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

14 MERLIN WAY Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 14 MERLIN WAY since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Torbay local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The three 14 MERLIN WAY sales were a mix of roughly equal to the average price, and below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2004 18 JUN	£158,000	£157,771	Close to HPI
2001 31 JAN	£77,000	£82,354	7% below HPI
1997 19 SEP	£59,950	£59,881	Close to HPI

14 MERLIN WAY Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Torbay local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 14 MERLIN WAY sales between September 1997 and June 2004 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the January 2001 sale was for 7% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 7% below the HPI over time, until the June 2004 sale, where it rises to roughly the same level as the HPI. The line then continues to track in line with the HPI.

What might 14 MERLIN WAY be worth now?

14 MERLIN WAY might now be worth an estimated £287,999.

This is based on house price inflation of 82.3%, between June 2004 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Torbay local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 82.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 14 MERLIN WAY of £158,000 on 18th June 2004. For the value to have increased from £158,000 to £287,999 over the nineteen years and six months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 14 MERLIN WAY has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Torbay local authority area.
• The June 2004 sale price of £158,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 14 MERLIN WAY has not materially changed since June 2004.

How Large is 14 MERLIN WAY?

14 MERLIN WAY is 66m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2017. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Torquay, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Torquay, and where 14 MERLIN WAY lies on this distribution: 3% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 14 MERLIN WAY, and 97% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Torquay.

14 MERLIN WAY: Plot and Title Map

14 MERLIN WAY sits on a plot of roughly 0.038 of an acre, or 155m². The below map shows the location of 14 MERLIN WAY, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 14 MERLIN WAY). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 14 MERLIN WAY?

14 MERLIN WAY is located in TORQUAY, in the TQ2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 14 on MERLIN WAY.