5 Atherton Lane, Totnes, TQ9 5RT
About 5 Atherton Lane
5 Atherton Lane is a detached house in Totnes (TQ9 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump.
At 203 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 is 35.8% above the 2018 sale price. Sold September 2018 for £480,000.
Energy performance
5 Atherton Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 5 Atherton Lane, Totnes, TQ9 5RT
- Nov 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 5m
- Reference
- 56/2197/12/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2023Decision
- ExtensionMay 2019Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
5 Atherton Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 September 2018Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 5RT: £230,000 (2025–2014).
Versus other Atherton Lane homes
EPC Rating for 5 Atherton Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,365
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
203 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Fore Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Grove School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







