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Brookside Cottage, Halwell, Totnes, TQ9 7JF

1 planning record

Estimated value

£318,000

  • Since the 2010 sale (£218,000)+46%
  • Against TQ9 7JF's recent median (£225,000)+41%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£318,000

  • Against its 2010 sale (£218,000)+46%
  • Against TQ9 7JF's recent median (£225,000)+41%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Brookside Cottage is modelled from its 97 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TQ9 7JF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    97 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2020

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2010

  • Recent sales in TQ9 7JF

    5 sales, median £225,000 (2025–2007)

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SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Brookside Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2010Most recent

    £218,000

    +50.3%over 9 years

  2. 9 June 2001

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7JF: £225,000 (2025–2007).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Brookside Cottage, Halwell, Totnes, TQ9 7JF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Brookside Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Brookside Cottage is a semi-detached house in Halwell, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7JF). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 45.9% above the 2010 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Brookside Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 September 2030

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2017from Nov 2009
EPC improved fromD65toF35
Low Energy Lighting
90%60%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Sept 2020from Jan 2017
EPC improved fromF35toE46
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

Low Energy Lighting
60%89%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Brookside Cottage, Halwell, Totnes, TQ9 7JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Brookside Cottage, Halwell, Totnes, TQ9 7JF

1decisions1extensions3nearby
  1. Apr 2005
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Extension to kitchen to provide dining room

    Reference
    22/0185/05/F
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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Brookside Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,247

Street avg £2,027

Below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Totnes district page.
Full Totnes report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

60/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Old Inn — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • The Old InnBus stop88m
  • Totnes CrossBus stop715m
  • Totnes CrossBus stop734m
  • Moreleigh CrossBus stop1.0km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences447 reports42%
  • Anti-social Behaviour135 reports13%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson102 reports10%
  • Other Theft96 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TQ9 7JF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TQ9 7JF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TQ9 7JF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Brookside Cottage is modelled from its 97 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TQ9 7JF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Brookside Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Brookside Cottage was lodged in September 2020 at band E and is valid until September 2030. 4 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Brookside Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from TQ9 7JF. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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