Church Cottage, West Street, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7DT

Church Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot (TQ13 7DT). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 23.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 35% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.