1 Baring Cottages, Totnes, TQ9 5AP
About 1 Baring Cottages
1 Baring Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Totnes (TQ9 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 71 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Baring Cottages, Totnes, TQ9 5AP
- Dec 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Householder application for demolition of existing rear extension to cottage and proposal for new pitched roof rear extension including minor internal re-ordering
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 56/2594/12/F
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Baring Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 9 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£370,000
+12.1%over 4 years10 March 2017
£330,000
+53.5%over 5 years24 February 2012
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 5AP: £360,000 (2025–2012).
Versus the street
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Baring Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,211
Street avg £4,541
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Seymour Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB