Swanston House, Fore Street, Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, TQ13 0HX

Swanston House is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot (TQ13 0HX). It has a recorded floor area of 304 m² (around 3272 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in July 2001. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 29.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £782,000 sits 167.4% above the 2001 sale of £292,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 53.9% below the postcode norm. At 304 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). 11 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.