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Get started4 Buckland Barton Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newton Abbot (TQ12 4SA). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. A recent sale: £505,000 in January 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
4 Buckland Barton Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
4 Buckland Barton Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.
Discharge of conditions 3 (bat mitigation details) & 4 (timber cladding) on planning permission 16/01147/VAR for variation of condition 2 on planning permission 15/02559/FUL (single storey front and side extensions) to alter size of approved extension
Latest sale on 4 Buckland Barton Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 10 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 10 years.
EPC Rating for 4 Buckland Barton Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 156 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
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Variation fo condition 2 on planning permission 15/02559/FUL (single storey front and side extensions) to alter size of approved extension
21 January 2025Most recent
£505,000
+146.3%over 9 years31 March 2015
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ12 4SA: £160,000 (2022–2006).
Buckland Barton House Annexe Newton Abbot
Sold Jan 2022
1 Buckland Barton Cottages Newton Abbot
Sold Mar 2021
Buckland Barton House Flat 2 Newton Abbot
Sold Apr 2007
3 Buckland Barton Cottages Newton Abbot
Sold Jun 2005
Buckland Barton House Flat 3 Newton Abbot
Sold Sept 1997
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
TQ12 4NJ
Drake Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Haytor View Community Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB
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