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Driftwood Cottage, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Driftwood Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Driftwood Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Totnes (TQ9 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 is 12.6% below the 2025 sale of £675,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £675,000 in October 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 126 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Driftwood Cottage, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Driftwood Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Driftwood Cottage, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL

1decisions1extensions4documents5nearby
  1. Mar 2002
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of porch under existing roof

    Extension
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    56/0275/02/F
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 4 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Driftwood Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£590,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£675,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2025Most recent

    £675,000

    +177.2%over 24 years

  2. 1 May 2001

    £243,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 5AL: £555,000 (2023–2019).

On the street

Versus other Steamer Quay Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Driftwood Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,357

Street avg £3,950

Strongly above

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Totnes district page.
Full Totnes report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

2/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Steamer Quay — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ9 5AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ9 5AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ9 5AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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