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Nutcombe House, Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN

Listed building
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
275 m²
2960 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Nutcombe House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Nutcombe House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Maidencombe, Torquay, Torquay (TQ1 4TN). It has a recorded floor area of 275 m² (around 2960 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. At 275 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £770,000 sits 105.3% above the 2001 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 44.1% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Nutcombe House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Nutcombe House, Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nutcombe House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Nutcombe House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£770,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2001)

£375,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 November 2001Most recent

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4TN: £524,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Stoke Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Nutcombe House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,364

Street avg £2,615

Strongly below

Floor Area

275 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

20.0 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Torquay district page.

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

0.4 km

Maidencombe Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Stokeinteignhead School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ1 4TN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ1 4TN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ1 4TN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Nutcombe House, Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.