Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Driftwood Cottage, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL
Extendable1 planning record
Estimated value
£646,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£675,000)-4%
- Against TQ9 5AL's recent median (£555,000)+16%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£646,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£675,000)-4%
- Against TQ9 5AL's recent median (£555,000)+16%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Driftwood Cottage is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TQ9 5AL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
126 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2024
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in TQ9 5AL
5 sales, median £555,000 (2023–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Driftwood Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
Sales timeline
23 October 2025Most recent
£675,000
+177.2%over 24 years1 May 2001
£243,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 5AL: £555,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in TQ9 5AL
4 Steamer Quay Wharf, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL
Sold Sept 2023
£700,0002 Steamer Quay Wharf, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL
Sold Dec 2020
£550,0005 Steamer Quay Wharf, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL
Sold Nov 2020
£640,0001 Steamer Quay Wharf, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL
Sold Jan 2018
£575,0003 Steamer Quay Wharf, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL
Sold Nov 2000
£250,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Driftwood Cottage, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Environmental risk flaggedIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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.
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). Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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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.
Current Certificate
Apr 2024EPC 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 April 2034
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
- Mar 2002PorchFullOutcome in report
Erection of porch under existing roof
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 56/0275/02/F
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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
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
60/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Totnes St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary321m
- The Grove SchoolPrimary642m
- King Edward VI Community CollegeSecondary1.6km
- Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
Nearest stops
- Steamer QuayBus stop77m
- Totnes Ferry LandingFerry terminal108m
- Totnes Ferry LandingFerry terminal109m
- Parkers WayBus stop159m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences447 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour135 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson102 reports10%
- Other Theft96 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Driftwood Cottage is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TQ9 5AL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Driftwood Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Driftwood Cottage was lodged in April 2024 at band D and is valid until April 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Driftwood Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TQ9 5AL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Driftwood Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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