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Get startedFir Trees Cottage is a semi-detached house in Haytor, Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot (TQ13 9XR). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 120.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £425,000 in June 2025. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Fir Trees Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 26 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 26 years.
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On price per m², Fir Trees Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,247
Street avg £2,898
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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16 June 2025Most recent
£425,000
+88.9%over 9 years12 October 2015
£225,000
+114.3%over 14 years17 November 2000
£105,000
-8.7%over 1 year3 September 1999
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ13 9XR: £527,000 (2025–2020).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Rock Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Ilsington Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB