Jonquil Cottage, Park Lane, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BD
About Jonquil Cottage
Jonquil Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackawton, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7BD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 24.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £260,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Mar 2001RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of corrugated asbestos garage roof with tiled pitched roof
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/0193/01/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.3% per year over 7 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: -1.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£260,000
-8.8%over 7 years21 January 2014
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7BD: £290,000 (2024–1995).
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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
On floor area, Jonquil Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,210
Street avg £3,438
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 9.8 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