3 Gripstone Cottages, Halwell, Totnes, TQ9 7JF

3 Gripstone Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Halwell, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7JF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 6 certificates since July 2010. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 38.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.