High View, Lincombe Drive, Torquay, TQ1 2HH
About High View
High View is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 254 m² (around 2734 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 254 m² the property is well over the postcode median (180 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £931,000 is 22.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £760,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
High View sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at High View in 2023.
- Feb 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Eighteen hornbeam and field maples. Height reduction of up to 5 meters back to old pruning wounds to re-shape back into the previously maintained hedge. Improving light into the garden for both connected properties and maintaining the amenity value of the trees. All work is to be carried out to BS3998. Permission to prune on a two-yearly basis is also requested. The area comes under TPO Ref 1972.010.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2023/0003
- Dec 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Holm Oak (T1) - Height reduction of 20%, to control growth, prevent excessive shading and open the view. Current height 6m, DBH 15 inch Holm Oak (T2) - Height reduction of 20%, to control growth, prevent excessive shading and open the view. Current height 8m, DBH 16 inch Scotts Pine (T3) - Height reduction of 20%, to control growth, prevent excessive shading and open the view. Current height 10m, DBH 17 inch Scotts Pine (T4) - Height reduction of 20%, to control growth, prevent excessive shading and open the view. Current height 11m, DBH 16 inch Monterey Cypress (T5) - Height reduction of 20%, to control growth, prevent excessive shading and open the view. Current height 13m, DBH 20 inch Scotts Pine (T6) - Height reduction of 20%, to control growth, prevent excessive shading and open the view. Current height 10m, DBH 18 inch
- Agent
- The Tree Man
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2021/0411
We flagged 2 things worth checking at High View
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on High View was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£931,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£760,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 April 2021Most recent
£760,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2HH: £590,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2HH
The Spinney, Lincombe Drive, Torquay, TQ1 2HH
Sold Aug 2023
£730,000Granvue, Lincombe Drive, Torquay, TQ1 2HH
Sold Jul 2019
£425,000The Headlands, Lincombe Drive, Torquay, TQ1 2HH
Sold Jan 2016
£673,000Downs View, Lincombe Drive, Torquay, TQ1 2HH
Sold Jul 2014
£391,0001 Clavering Court, Lincombe Drive, Torquay, TQ1 2HH
Sold Dec 2006
£335,000
Everything we know about High View, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Lincombe Drive homes
On epc rating, High View runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,992
Street avg £2,132
Floor Area
254 m²
Street avg 237 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Higher Erith Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB