Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Cottage, 52 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£475,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£485,000)-2%
- Against TQ9 5RP's recent median (£240,000)+98%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£475,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£485,000)-2%
- Against TQ9 5RP's recent median (£240,000)+98%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TQ9 5RP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
64 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2025
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in TQ9 5RP
5 sales, median £240,000 (2025–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on The Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
4 August 2021Most recent
£485,000
+64.4%over 13 years31 October 2007
£295,000
+23.9%over 2 years1 March 2005
£238,000
+167.4%over 7 years8 December 1997
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 5RP: £240,000 (2025–2017).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Cottage, 52 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Totnes (TQ9 5RP). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold August 2021 for £485,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£704/sq ft) was about 133.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Oct 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 October 2035
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, 52 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Totnes district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
60/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Fore Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Grove School. 5 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- The Grove SchoolPrimary193m
- Totnes St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary701m
- King Edward VI Community CollegeSecondary1.0km
- Dartington Church of England AcademyPrimary2.7km
Nearest stops
- Fore StreetBus stop28m
- St Katherine's WayBus stop162m
- Coronation Road opp Town MillBus stop170m
- The PlainsBus stop191m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences447 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour135 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson102 reports10%
- Other Theft96 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ9 5RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TQ9 5RP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for The Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Cottage was lodged in October 2025 at band D and is valid until October 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TQ9 5RP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- The Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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