The Old Smithy, Cott Road, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6HQ

The Old Smithy is a three-bedroom detached house in Dartington, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 6HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 35.3% above the 2017 sale price.