Priory Cottage, Main Street, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BG
About Priory Cottage
Priory Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackawton, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 sits 85.6% above the 2006 sale of £187,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 39% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
Priory Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Priory Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Householder application for proposed attic conversion with extension and new pitched gable
- Council
- South Hams
Extension- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 2002/21/HHO
- Oct 2011AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment (to switch positions of front door and adjoining window and to replace chimney with a flue pipe) to planning permission 06/0340/11/F for extension to dwelling
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2421/11/MIN
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Priory Cottage
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
Priory Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£187,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 August 2006Most recent
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7BG: £382,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ9 7BG
Chuckle Cottage, Main Street, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BG
Sold Oct 2024
£625,0001 Tumbling Fields, Main Street, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BG
Sold Apr 2024
£382,500Daisy Barn, Main Street, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BG
Sold Sept 2022
£224,5006 Langwells Court, Main Street, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BG
Sold Sept 2021
£205,000South View Cottage, Main Street, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BG
Sold May 2021
£395,000
Everything we know about Priory 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 Main Street homes
Priory Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,276
Street avg £2,534
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
1.6 km
Woodlands Leisure Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Blackawton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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