4 Cheavestone Lea, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7AU
About 4 Cheavestone Lea
4 Cheavestone Lea is a three-bedroom detached house in Blackawton, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold August 2022 for £420,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 27.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
4 Cheavestone Lea sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Cheavestone Lea has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2023Garage ConversionFullIn report
Householder application for conversion of garage to recreational/quietspace
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 0591/23/HHO
- Aug 2013Garage ConversionFullIn report
Householder application for the conversion of existing garage into bedroom with associated works
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/1647/13/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 20 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2022Most recent
£420,000
+23.5%over 11 years24 March 2011
£340,000
-5.5%over 3 years13 May 2007
£359,950
+83.6%over 4 years8 October 2002
£196,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7AU: £355,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in TQ9 7AU
1 Cheavestone Lea, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7AU
Sold Jul 2021
£440,0008 Cheavestone Lea, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7AU
Sold Jun 2021
£345,0005 Cheavestone Lea, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7AU
Sold Oct 2020
£420,00011 Cheavestone Lea, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7AU
Sold Nov 2019
£355,0003 Cheavestone Lea, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7AU
Sold Dec 2015
£337,500
Everything we know about 4 Cheavestone Lea, 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 Cheavestone Lea homes
4 Cheavestone Lea is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £3,240
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
1.8 km
Woodlands Leisure Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Blackawton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB