Orestone Cottage, Rock House Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4SX
About Orestone Cottage
Orestone Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Maidencombe, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4SX). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 113.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £795,000 in September 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Orestone Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2009Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use to single private residence
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2009/0612
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Orestone Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£766,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 28 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2023Most recent
£795,000
+87.1%over 8 years1 September 2015
£425,000
+245.5%over 16 years1 October 1998
£123,000
+36.7%over 3 years30 July 1995
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4SX: £295,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4SX
1 Rock House, Rock House Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4SX
Sold Sept 2022
£300,0002 Rock House, Rock House Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4SX
Sold Feb 2022
£295,000Rock House Lodge, Rock House Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4SX
Sold Jul 2018
£299,950Longwood House, Rock House Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4SX
Sold Apr 2017
£285,000Cliffside Cottage, Rock House Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4SX
Sold Mar 2016
£315,000
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB