Surveyors · Stoke Gabriel, Devon
Home surveys in Stoke Gabriel: the local risks, the price picture and the right survey level, from a surveyor-led Devon practice.
Our suggestion for Stoke Gabriel
About a fifth or more of Stoke Gabriel's homes are pre-1919, so the right survey depends on the house. Pick Level 3 for anything pre-1919, listed or much altered; a Level 2 covers a standard post-war or modern house in fair condition.
The median Stoke Gabriel sale in 2025 was £460,000, across 23 sales (down 5% on 2024's £482,500).
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £565,000 |
| semi-detached | £395,000 |
Sales mix: detached 61%, semi-detached 22%, terraced 9%, flat/maisonette 9%. TQ9. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Stoke Gabriel built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
33% of the housing stock in these neighbourhoods dates from before 1919 and 33% from before 1900. Expect solid walls rather than cavities, so damp diagnosis needs care: cement renders, plastic paints and raised ground levels trap moisture in walls that were designed to breathe.
Source: VOA, Mar 2025
Historic England lists 16 buildings in and around Stoke Gabriel, including Church Of St Gabriel And St Mary (Grade I). Buying a listed home? Ask the seller for consents for any past alterations, as unauthorised works stay with the building.
List entries: Church Of St Gabriel And St Mary
Source: Historic England
South Hams District Council's conservation area boundaries aren't published to planning.data.gov.uk, so we can't map them here. Ask your conveyancer or check the council's website if you're planning alterations.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (no data)
1 of the 17 postcodes we checked (postcodes where homes sold in 2025) have their centre in Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 or 3, and 0 in Zone 3. Check the specific address on the government's flood risk service and get insurance quotes before exchange.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Stoke Gabriel is class 5: an estimated 10 to 30% of homes are above the radon Action Level. 100% of the sold postcodes we checked fall in a radon Affected Area. Ask the seller for any radon test result, or test after you move in; remedies are usually straightforward.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Mundic (decaying concrete made with mine waste) is mainly a Cornish issue, but lenders also ask about it in parts of Devon such as South Hams. A pre-1950 concrete-block home here may need a mundic test.
Source: RICS
Under most of Stoke Gabriel the bedrock is limestone and calcareous mudstone (60%) and old volcanic lava and tuff (40%). Limestone ground can hide solution features in places, and older limestone homes need lime mortar.
Source: BGS 625k
The BGS GeoSure 5 km hexagon covering Stoke Gabriel shows moderate slope instability (landslides), significant soluble rocks (dissolution) potential. That's a broad screen, not a site assessment; look for cracking, sticking doors and leaning walls.
Source: BGS GeoSure
Stoke Gabriel LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Selling a home in Stoke Gabriel? Last year's medians ran: detached £565,000, semi-detached £395,000. Every home is different, which is why our market appraisal is in person, and free.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 23 homes sold in Stoke Gabriel in 2025 with a median price of £460,000 (down 5% on 2024's £482,500). The most common type sold was detached (61% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Which you need depends on the age and type of the house. 33% of homes in the 1 neighbourhoods where Stoke Gabriel homes sold were built before 1919. 16 listed buildings in and around Stoke Gabriel, 1 of them Grade I or II*. The house itself decides it, so use the chooser or ask us.
Largely, yes. The central square is class 5, meaning 10 to 30% of homes are estimated above the Action Level, and 100% of checked postcodes are affected.
It depends on the street: 1 of 17 sampled postcodes fall in Flood Zone 2 or 3 (0 in Zone 3). Check the exact address for surface water too.
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