Butterdown Lodge, Diptford, Totnes, TQ9 7NZ
About Butterdown Lodge
Butterdown Lodge is a detached house in Diptford, Totnes, Totnes (TQ9 7NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil.
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £732,000 sits 91.4% above the 2014 sale of £382,500. On the market in March 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Butterdown Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2017FullIn report
Householder application for provision of 2-bay heritage garage and lockable store.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 3960/16/HHO
- Aug 2002FullIn report
Amendment to approved plans 17/1179/01/F for conversion to dwelling with alterations and new garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1158/02/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Butterdown Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£732,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 12 years.
£382,500
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2014Most recent
£382,500
+53.3%over 11 years18 July 2002
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ9 7NZ: £475,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ9 7NZ
Everything we know about Butterdown Lodge, 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 price per m², Butterdown Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,149
Street avg £2,813
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
2.1 km
Avon Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB