Wellswood Cottage, Lincombe Hill Road, Torquay, TQ1 2HN
About Wellswood Cottage
Wellswood Cottage is a semi-detached house in Torquay (TQ1 2HN). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 26.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 168.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Wellswood Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Wellswood Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Formation of conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2011/0328
- Jan 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2007/2067
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Sales history & valuation
Wellswood Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 3 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2018Most recent
£415,000
+20.3%over 2 years29 June 2015
£345,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TQ1 2HN: £397,500 (2022–1997).
Nearby sales in TQ1 2HN
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- Larger development activity nearby

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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