Nutcombe House, Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN
About Nutcombe House
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Nutcombe House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Nutcombe House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Nutcombe House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£770,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 November 2001Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4TN: £524,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4TN
East Gate, Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN
Sold Oct 2024
£524,000Stretton, Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN
Sold Apr 2023
£675,000Appleshaw, Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN
Sold Feb 2022
£575,000Uplands, Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN
Sold Sept 2021
£500,0004 Stoke Road, Maidencombe, Torquay, TQ1 4TN
Sold May 2021
£310,000
Everything we know about Nutcombe House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Stoke Road homes
Nutcombe House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,364
Street avg £2,615
Floor Area
275 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Maidencombe Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Stokeinteignhead School. 4 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB