3a, Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5DA

3a is a mid-terrace house in Totnes (TQ9 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 100 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (74 versus a worst of 27). The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 42.4% below the 2020 sale of £550,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 134.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2020 for £550,000.