Guide price
£260,000
Property for saleUpton Road, Torquay TQ1
EPC Rating: D
Freehold
About this property
Eleven Unit Licensed HMO in Central Torquay Location
Arranged as 10x Bed HMO with Additional 1 Bed Maisonette
Gross Rental Income of £66,880 Per Annum (When Fully Let)
Grade II Listed - To be Sold via Auction
Joint Auction Partners, Clive Emson - Auction Date: 24th September 2026
Eleven Unit Licensed HMO in Central Torquay Location. 10x Bed HMO with Additional 1 Bed Maisonette.
Torre Cottage is a substantial Grade II listed semi-detached property dating from circa. 1835 – 1845. Converted into a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) the property has been successfully run and managed to create a high return residential investment.
An eleven-unit HMO, arranged with 10 rooms and a separate maisonette cottage, the property is of substantial size and offers generous accommodation. Each unit has either a private kitchenette provision or use of one of the two communal kitchens. Several of the units also benefit from private ensuites/ shower facilities.
Retaining several original features, the property is an excellent example of a converted HMO and has been well managed in recent years with a full HMO licence and relevant up to date compliance documentation.
Auction details
The property is to be offered online by Clive Emson Auctioneers on 24 September 2026.
To register to bid, view legal documentation or for general auction enquiries please contact the auctioneers or visit their website.
Entrance Hall
Leading to:-
Ground Floor
Room 1 (14' 9'' x 10' 4'' (4.49m x 3.15m))
With en-suite.
Room 4 (16' 2'' x 7' 10'' (4.92m x 2.39m))
With en-suite.
Room 5 (11' 7'' x 8' 4'' (3.53m x 2.54m))
With shower room.
Room 6 (15' 0'' x 10' 1'' (4.57m x 3.07m))
With shower and wash hand basin.
Room 7 (11' 4'' x 10' 4'' (3.45m x 3.15m))
With Private Kitchen across the Hall:
Room 7 Kitchen (8' 2'' x 4' 8'' (2.49m x 1.42m))
Kitchen (10' 8'' x 7' 7'' (3.25m x 2.31m))
Communal kitchen with oven, hob and fitted white goods.
Communal Shower Room
WC
First Floor
Room 2 (14' 8'' x 7' 10'' (4.47m x 2.39m))
With en-suite.
Room 3 (11' 5'' x 10' 3'' (3.48m x 3.12m))
With en-suite.
Room 8 (13' 0'' x 11' 8'' (3.96m x 3.55m))
With shower and wash hand basin.
Room 9 (15' 2'' x 12' 9'' (4.62m x 3.88m))
With shower room.
Room 10 (15' 2'' x 11' 8'' (4.62m x 3.55m))
With shower room.
Communal Kitchen (8' 11'' x 6' 5'' (2.72m x 1.95m))
With oven, hob and fitted white goods.
Communal Bathroom
Maisonette
Accessed via the rear garden.
Entrance Porch
With space for coat and shoe rack.
Living Area (13' 3'' x 10' 0'' (4.04m x 3.05m))
With kitchen.
Bedroom (15' 1'' x 10' 8'' (4.59m x 3.25m))
En-Suite Bathroom
External
The property benefits from front and rear paved and gravelled gardens.
HMO Licence
We are informed the property is licensed as a 11-unit HMO by Torbay Council.
Council Tax
Council tax band E.
Tenure
Offered for sale freehold, subject to the occupational residential ASTs.
Utilities
Rent is inclusive of utilities.
The property is connected to water, electricity and gas.
National Heritage Listing
The property is Grade II listed. Further details can be found on the Historic England Register under List Entry Number: 1208227.
EPC Rating D
Viewing
Viewings can be arranged via prior arrangement with the Sole Agents, Bettesworths.
Torre Cottage is a substantial Grade II listed semi-detached property dating from circa. 1835 – 1845. Converted into a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) the property has been successfully run and managed to create a high return residential investment.
An eleven-unit HMO, arranged with 10 rooms and a separate maisonette cottage, the property is of substantial size and offers generous accommodation. Each unit has either a private kitchenette provision or use of one of the two communal kitchens. Several of the units also benefit from private ensuites/ shower facilities.
Retaining several original features, the property is an excellent example of a converted HMO and has been well managed in recent years with a full HMO licence and relevant up to date compliance documentation.
Auction details
The property is to be offered online by Clive Emson Auctioneers on 24 September 2026.
To register to bid, view legal documentation or for general auction enquiries please contact the auctioneers or visit their website.
Entrance Hall
Leading to:-
Ground Floor
Room 1 (14' 9'' x 10' 4'' (4.49m x 3.15m))
With en-suite.
Room 4 (16' 2'' x 7' 10'' (4.92m x 2.39m))
With en-suite.
Room 5 (11' 7'' x 8' 4'' (3.53m x 2.54m))
With shower room.
Room 6 (15' 0'' x 10' 1'' (4.57m x 3.07m))
With shower and wash hand basin.
Room 7 (11' 4'' x 10' 4'' (3.45m x 3.15m))
With Private Kitchen across the Hall:
Room 7 Kitchen (8' 2'' x 4' 8'' (2.49m x 1.42m))
Kitchen (10' 8'' x 7' 7'' (3.25m x 2.31m))
Communal kitchen with oven, hob and fitted white goods.
Communal Shower Room
WC
First Floor
Room 2 (14' 8'' x 7' 10'' (4.47m x 2.39m))
With en-suite.
Room 3 (11' 5'' x 10' 3'' (3.48m x 3.12m))
With en-suite.
Room 8 (13' 0'' x 11' 8'' (3.96m x 3.55m))
With shower and wash hand basin.
Room 9 (15' 2'' x 12' 9'' (4.62m x 3.88m))
With shower room.
Room 10 (15' 2'' x 11' 8'' (4.62m x 3.55m))
With shower room.
Communal Kitchen (8' 11'' x 6' 5'' (2.72m x 1.95m))
With oven, hob and fitted white goods.
Communal Bathroom
Maisonette
Accessed via the rear garden.
Entrance Porch
With space for coat and shoe rack.
Living Area (13' 3'' x 10' 0'' (4.04m x 3.05m))
With kitchen.
Bedroom (15' 1'' x 10' 8'' (4.59m x 3.25m))
En-Suite Bathroom
External
The property benefits from front and rear paved and gravelled gardens.
HMO Licence
We are informed the property is licensed as a 11-unit HMO by Torbay Council.
Council Tax
Council tax band E.
Tenure
Offered for sale freehold, subject to the occupational residential ASTs.
Utilities
Rent is inclusive of utilities.
The property is connected to water, electricity and gas.
National Heritage Listing
The property is Grade II listed. Further details can be found on the Historic England Register under List Entry Number: 1208227.
EPC Rating D
Viewing
Viewings can be arranged via prior arrangement with the Sole Agents, Bettesworths.
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