Longwood House, Rock House Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4SX
About Longwood House
Longwood House is a detached house in Maidencombe, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4SX). It has a recorded floor area of 289 m² (around 3111 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).
At 289 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £737,000 sits 158.6% above the 2017 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 45.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Longwood House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at Longwood House in 2022.
- Jul 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Lime. Crown reduce by a maximum of 3m, maximum diameter of cut 80mm. Reason for Works: Following two branch failures on the southern side of the tree, one of which required repairs to the roof of the house below, an inspection of the tree highlighted that some of the attachment points of the extended lateral limbs feature bark formations consistent with structurally compromised unions. In addition to this, the main union at crown break, approximately 1.5-2m above ground level, features potential weak points with compression forks forming between the co-dominant stems arising from this union. Due to the proximity of the house and the repairs required following the recent structural failures, a crown reduction of approximately 15% is considered appropriate arboricultural management of this tree. Mr & Mrs Cinque understand that this will be ongoing management, likely to be cyclical, requiring further assessment potentially every 5-8 years depending on the tree???s response to pruning. These works will have a negligible detrimental impact on the visual amenity value of the local landscape, both by virtue of the limited views of the tree from any public locations, and the inherent tolerance of Lime, both visually and physiologicaly, to sympathetic pruning. Following the recent refusal of an application a QTRA assessment was carried out by Advanced Arboriculture, and assuming a Target Value of 2 and a Probability of Failure of 4, the Risk of Harm is 1/30,000. Therefore, management of the tree is recommended as the target is unmovable and unrealistic to manage.
- Agent
- Dartmoor Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2022/0123
- Apr 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 Leyland Cypress - Dismantle in sections to ground level. Reason for works: Very large tree in tight corner of property, damage is inevitable to nearby walls. The tree is not appropriate for its location. Discussed with Mr Dan Vickridge
- Agent
- Dartmoor Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- AT/2021/0438
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Longwood House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£737,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 April 2017Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4SX: £299,950 (2023–2018).
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£295,000Rock House Lodge, Rock House Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4SX
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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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
0.3 km
Brunel Manor — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Watcombe Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB