20, MERLIN WAY, TORQUAY, TQ2 7TE - £327,500

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

20 MERLIN WAY is a midsized extended detached house of 122m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £390,028. It was last sold for £327,500 in October 2020, which was around 11% below the average October 2020 detached price in the Torbay local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2015, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

20 MERLIN WAY Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 20 MERLIN WAY since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Torbay local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Two of the three 20 MERLIN WAY sales were for below the average price, whilst one was for above 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
2020 2 OCT	£327,500	£368,525	11% below HPI
2015 5 NOV	£263,000	£307,609	15% below HPI
1999 17 AUG	£118,500	£111,180	7% above HPI

20 MERLIN WAY Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Torbay local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 20 MERLIN WAY sales between August 1999 and October 2020 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 November 2015 sale was for 15% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 15% below the HPI over time, until the October 2020 sale, where it rises to 11% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 11% below the HPI.

What might 20 MERLIN WAY be worth now?

20 MERLIN WAY might now be worth an estimated £390,028.

This is based on house price inflation of 19.1%, between October 2020 and December 2024, for 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 19.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 20 MERLIN WAY of £327,500 on 2nd October 2020. For the value to have increased from £327,500 to £390,028 over the three years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 20 MERLIN WAY has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Torbay local authority area.
• The October 2020 sale price of £327,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 20 MERLIN WAY has not materially changed since October 2020.

How Large is 20 MERLIN WAY?

20 MERLIN WAY is 122m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2015. This puts it in the smallest 50% of detached houses houses in Torquay, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Torquay, and where 20 MERLIN WAY lies on this distribution: 45% of detached houses houses are smaller than 20 MERLIN WAY, and 55% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Torquay.

20 MERLIN WAY: Plot and Title Map

20 MERLIN WAY sits on a plot of roughly 0.095 of an acre, or 383m². The below map shows the location of 20 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 20 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 20 MERLIN WAY?

20 MERLIN WAY is located in TORQUAY, in the TQ2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 20 on MERLIN WAY.