5 Bank Lane, Totnes, TQ9 5EH
About 5 Bank Lane
5 Bank Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Totnes (TQ9 5EH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £342,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Bank Lane, Totnes, TQ9 5EH
- Jan 2023ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for removal of existing UpVC conservatory &erection of single storey extension, insertion of two roof lights andreplacement of exiting windows
- Council
- South Hams
Extension- Documents
- 34 docs on file
- Reference
- 1525/22/HHO
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Bank Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 26 years.
£342,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2021Most recent
£342,000
+53.0%over 17 years16 May 2004
£223,500
+135.3%over 3 years15 March 2001
£95,000
+41.8%over 5 years2 July 1995
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 5EH: £225,000 (2025–2017).
Versus other Bank Lane homes
5 Bank Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,171
Street avg £2,539
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Plains — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Grove School. 5 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







