Backwater House, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NQ
About Backwater House
Backwater House is a detached house in Diptford, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (October 2021) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 108). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 177 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (209 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Backwater House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Backwater House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Backwater House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£690,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7NQ: £339,340 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in TQ9 7NQ
Etheridge Farm Barn, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NQ
Sold Jun 2024
£950,000Etheridge Farm, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NQ
Sold Nov 2022
£339,340Willow Barn, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NQ
Sold Jun 2021
£285,000Murtwell House, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NQ
Sold Mar 2018
£825,000The Cabin, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NQ
Sold Apr 2017
£135,000
Everything we know about Backwater House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
On epc rating, Backwater House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
88 (B)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 9.5 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
2.5 km
Church Green — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Harbertonford Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB