4 Hood Cottages, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
About 4 Hood Cottages
4 Hood Cottages is a detached house in Dartington, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 6AB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£764/sq ft) was about 115.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £485,000. 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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Oct 2008FullIn report
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval 39/1710/04/F to allow use of garden building for Bed & Breakfast accommodation and erection ofgarage
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 39/1023/08/F
- Dec 2005FullIn report
Removal of condition (2) of planning permission 39/1710/04/F (leisure/study area to only be used in connection with the dwelling house) to allow the use of the leisure/study area for commercial purposes
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 39/1991/05/F
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Hood Cottages
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 August 2022Most recent
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 6AB: £625,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ9 6AB
3 Hood Cottages, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Oct 2022
£450,000Hood Barton, Barley Barn, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Sept 2022
£435,000Hood Barton, The Hayloft, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Jul 2022
£625,000Hood Barton, The Ruin, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Jul 2022
£884,007Meadowfields, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Jan 2021
£825,000
Everything we know about 4 Hood Cottages, 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 the street
Price per m² for 4 Hood Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,220
Street avg £3,930
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
South Devon Steiner School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Dartington Church of England Academy. 2 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
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB