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.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2024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
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Planning history
Priory Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Priory Cottage, Main Street, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BG
- Mar 2011Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Householder application for extension to dwelling and loft conversion
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/0340/11/F
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJul 2021Decision
- AmendmentOct 2011Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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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
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
A Local Area 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







