16 Birchwood Close, Totnes, TQ9 5GB
About 16 Birchwood Close
16 Birchwood Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Totnes (TQ9 5GB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2006. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 is 28.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2006Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage space into new study and shower room
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 56/1655/06/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 15 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£320,000
+36.8%over 15 years11 May 2006
£234,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 5GB: £355,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in TQ9 5GB
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Birchwood Close homes
On floor area, 16 Birchwood Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,232
Street avg £3,414
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.0 km
Kellock Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Grove School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB