Higher Velwell Barns, Cider Barn, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AD

Higher Velwell Barns is a detached house in Dartington, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 6AD). It has a recorded floor area of 358 m² (around 3853 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 358 m² the property is well over the postcode median (170 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,442,000 is 21.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold November 2021 for £1,190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.