Lucas House, Stoopers Hill, Combe St. Nicholas, Chard, TA20 3HQ

UPRN:30127429Detached House4 bedsBuilt 2012 onwards

FreeholdCouncil Tax: -EPC: B (87)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPrice Paid· freshPlanning· 6mo agoEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 1mo agoArea· Census 2021

Lucas House, Stoopers Hill, Combe St. Nicholas, Chard, TA20 3HQ

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

4 days ago

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

17 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£1,087,000

£1.03M - £1.14MHigh

Estimate

£1.09M

Range

£1.03M – £1.14M

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£4,450

£4k - £5k

Monthly

£4,450

Yield

4.85%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Lucas House earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 72/100. Investment score 63/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is very low. Walkability is limited (33/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsMarket estimates (third-party AVM)HM Land Registry sales matched to addressDefra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

72/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

63/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

9/ 100

Low

Walkability

33/ 100

Mixed

Transit & Bike

Transit 3Bike 21

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

listing is 'Sold subject to contract' - sale already progressing, not an actionable opportunity

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£1,100,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£4,450/mo

Evidenced range £3,950-£4,900

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £385,050
Net cash flow: -£632/mo
Cash on cash: -2.0%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.20 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£1,087,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£4,450

Gross Yield4.85%

1y Growth-

3y Growth-4.3%

5y Growth+0.0%

10y Growth+3.5%

Last Sold Price£955,000 (2020-08-07)

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceModerate
RadonModerate
MiningLow
LandslideSignificant
Air QualityLow
NoiseModerate

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

1TA20 3HQ

Approval Rate

100%12mo

Development

low

26/02472/HOU
Two storey extension to include family living space and two additional bedrooms
Pending
26/02310/TCA
Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia): Fell to ground level. The tree suffered a structural failure where a major limb collapsed onto the public highway. Subsequent inspection revealed severe internal heartwood rot, bark peeling, and fungal bracket growth throughout the remaining trunk, posing an ongoing hazard to the highway and neighbouring property.
Pending
26/02242/HOU
Removing dinning room window to the front of the building and replacing with a bay window with flat roof
Pending

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