The Cedars, Lincombe Hill Road, Torquay, TQ1 2HN
About The Cedars
The Cedars is a semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2HN). It has a recorded floor area of 529 m² (around 5694 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 529 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £916,000 sits 358% above the 1997 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 83% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
The Cedars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Cedar (T4) - Reduce back the lateral spread of the canopy on the south and south extents by up to a maximum of 2m. See appended Tree Report (Ref: LF/PTI/01/2021) Appendix D (Photographs, Plate 6). Reason: Identified structural fault/weakness
- Agent
- TreeLoGik
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2021/0047
- Aug 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Leyland Cypress (T1) - Fell. Remove to facilitate the betterment of adjacent purple beech. Tree is poor form and has been topped previously several times. Estimate age of tree to be circa 30 years (not covered by area tpo)
- Agent
- Knowle Tree Services
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2020/0168
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Sales history & valuation
The Cedars's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£916,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 1997Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 2HN: £415,000 (2022–2000).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2HN
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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
0.0 km
Higher Erith Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ilsham Church of England Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB