Faith Cottage, Park Lane, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BD
About Faith Cottage
Faith Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Blackawton, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7BD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since November 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2016. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 is 48.3% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 19.2% below the postcode norm. At 102 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
Faith Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2016AnnexFullIn report
Householder application for conversion of existing outbuildings to ancillary accommodation to include new build link to form sunroom
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 2496/16/HHO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Faith Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.0% per year over 9 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 15.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2004Most recent
£290,000
+245.2%over 8 years21 December 1995
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7BD: £285,000 (2024–2003).
Everything we know about Faith 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
Faith Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,843
Street avg £3,560
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
0.1 km
Blackawton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB