Cross Cottage, Park Lane, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BD
About Cross Cottage
Cross Cottage is a semi-detached house in Blackawton, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7BD). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 163 m² it's 29.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
Cross Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Resubmission of app 06/2383/06/F - addition of first floor balcony to rear elevaion
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/0390/07/F
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of balcony to rear elevation
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2383/06/F
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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
Cross Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7BD: £290,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in TQ9 7BD
Everything we know about Cross Cottage, 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 Park Lane homes
Cross Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
22 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 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
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB