Garden Flat, 5 Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5PH

Garden Flat is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Totnes (TQ9 5PH). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.