6 Higher Island, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BX

6 Higher Island is a detached house in Blackawton, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–152 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 15.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£863/sq ft) was about 435.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.