The Rock, Kingsbridge Hill, Totnes, TQ9 5SZ
About The Rock
The Rock is a detached house in Totnes (TQ9 5SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,066,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Rock's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Rock has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Rock
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Rock was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 4 years.
£1,066,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2022Most recent
£1,066,000
+25.4%over 3 years30 May 2018
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 5SZ: £399,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in TQ9 5SZ
2 Ashleigh, Kingsbridge Hill, Totnes, TQ9 5SZ
Sold Apr 2024
£560,0001 Ashleigh, Kingsbridge Hill, Totnes, TQ9 5SZ
Sold Nov 2016
£600,0003 Ashleigh, Kingsbridge Hill, Totnes, TQ9 5SZ
Sold Dec 2005
£342,500Crosswinds, Kingsbridge Hill, Totnes, TQ9 5SZ
Sold Dec 1999
£145,000Sunrise, Kingsbridge Hill, Totnes, TQ9 5SZ
Sold Jul 1997
£89,500
Everything we know about The Rock, in one report
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 Kingsbridge Hill homes
On floor area, The Rock stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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 Lamb — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Grove School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB