Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£537,000
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£537,000
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The estimate for Lower Hood Barn is modelled from its 154 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TQ9 6AB. 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.
Floor area
154 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2017
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in TQ9 6AB
5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2022)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 8 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Lower Hood Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
27 August 2018Most recent
£695,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 6AB: £450,000 (2025–2022).
1 Hood Cottages, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Aug 2025
3 Hood Cottages, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Oct 2022
Hood Barton, Barley Barn, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Sept 2022
4 Hood Cottages, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Aug 2022
Hood Barton, The Hayloft, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Sold Jul 2022
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Lower Hood Barn is a detached house in Dartington, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 6AB). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 is 22.7% below the 2018 sale of £695,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £695,000.
Lower Hood Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 March 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Lower Hood Barn has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
8 applications on record at Lower Hood Barn, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Conversion of redundant/derelict barn to residential accommodation including provision for sewage treatment works and access drive
+ 5 more applications in the report
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EPC Rating for Lower Hood Barn lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,513
Street avg £4,434
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
60/mo
Falling 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.
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