The Old Bakehouse, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NU
About The Old Bakehouse
The Old Bakehouse is a detached house in Diptford, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7NU). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 sits 109.7% above the 2005 sale of £279,000. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2008. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
The Old Bakehouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
- Sept 2008RenovationFullIn report
Replacement PVCu windows
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1566/08/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Bakehouse has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 9 years.
£279,000
Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2005Most recent
£279,000
+231.2%over 8 years25 April 1996
£84,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7NU: £530,000 (2023–2021).
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£530,000The Beacon, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NU
Sold Dec 2021
£650,000Little Beeches, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NU
Sold Apr 2021
£665,000Cuslippe House, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NU
Sold Jan 2020
£675,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

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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
2.2 km
Avon Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB