8 Higher Island, Blackawton, Totnes, TQ9 7BX

8 Higher Island is a four-bedroom detached house in Blackawton, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 sits 64.6% above the 2015 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 146 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 7 EPCs).